Overcoming The Psychological Consequences of The War In Ukraine: Ensuring Security For Europe

Tkach, Bohdan; Lunov, Vitalii

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“…In 28.0% of respondents, family members were forced to leave Ukraine. 61.2% of the subjects had new somatic symptoms and complaints, 55.6% had old syndromes, and 59.2% had symptoms and complaints related to mental health (Tkach & Lunov, 2022).…”

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The Impact of Russian Military Aggression on the Psychological Health of Ukrainian Youth

Lunov

Lytvynenko

Maltsev³

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American Behavioral Scientist

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The article presents the results of research on the main individual behavior problems of Ukrainian youth in the conditions of Russian political and military aggression since 2014. Research is aimed at issues of adaptation potential, social and psychological security, psychological health, and well-being of young people from all geographic regions of Ukraine. The concept of “socially determined coping constructs” is proposed and the influence of interpersonal behavior style on the resourcefulness and adaptive potential of youth in the conditions of military operations is determined. Prognostic indicators of young people’s experience of security in the conditions of an unpredictable long-term scenario of military aggression are concise. It has been proved that adaptation potential is a factor of preservation of psychological health that is methodologically considered within the paradigm of humanistic psychology within the range of the concept of resilience, psychological well-being, and personal maturity. Interpersonal behavior can be considered by us as a developed form of interaction of personal genesis and social induced predisposition of a certain objectified relation. Adaptation potential is determined as a social-psychological integral hierarchical-parity formation that ensures homeostasis of mature functioning of personality within the conditions of social stress induced by the activity of adaptation capabilities, their latency, timeliness, correspondence with subjective resources, and vectors of social actualization. There has been an empirical establishment of predictors determining the impact of special features of the style of interpersonal behavior on index of perceived stress, index of coping resources, positive attitude to others, autonomy, environment management, personal development, life goals, self-perception, psychological well-being, inclusion, control, risk acceptance, and resilience. The results of our research became the basis for determination of the phenomenon of interpersonal behavior as predictor of the triad: interpersonal communication, adaptation potential, and psychological health of youth.

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Section: : Ukrainian Youth In Warmentioning

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The Impact of Russian Military Aggression on the Psychological Health of Ukrainian Youth

Lunov

Lytvynenko

Maltsev³

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“…The Ukrainian syndrome is a certain behavioral pattern of adaptation and an individual position of a Ukrainian regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. In this context, we proceeded from the model of the spatialrelational disposition of a traumatic event, which reflects the degree of objectivity of the loss / threat at the individual, family-related levels, and the level of the immediate environment (Lunov, 2022).…”

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“…The logic of the study provided for the objectification of the impact of direct military operations and the current situation on the life, material and property status and health of the subjects. In this context, we proceeded from the model of the spatial-relational disposition of a traumatic event (Lunov, 2022), which reflects the degree of objectivity of the loss / threat at the individual, family-related levels, and the level of the immediate environment. Thus, it is worth noting the tendency of the field of property losses in the direction of their increase from the individual level to the level of the nearest social environment.…”

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Ukrainian syndrome. Youth in Ukraine in the face of a 2022-Full-scale Russian invasion

Matiash

Subbota

Lunov

2023

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Since 2014, Ukraine has been in constant military conflict. Every year hundreds of killed and wounded fighters, thousands of refugees, suffering of the civilian population in the battle zone. But a real large-scale disaster came to Ukraine on February 24, 2022, when a war began, which in terms of cruelty and the number of weapons used can only be compared with the Second World War. In fact, Ukrainian syndrome is the result of any mental trauma: war, natural disaster, accident, mutilation, violence (sexual or domestic). The Ukrainian syndrome is a certain behavioral pattern of adaptation and an individual position of a Ukrainian regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. Materials and methods The Scale of non-clinical assessment of behavioral changes and social functioning (block A, B. Rate on a scale: -1 means this sign used to be characteristic of me, but now it has disappeared, or it does not bother me; 0 means I practically do not feel it, or it is absent; 1 means there are certain signs , but they do not significantly affect life and well-being; 2 means the manifestation of this sign is strong; 3 means I feel exhausted and disorganized), and the Questionnaire of the experience of being in a combat zone developed by Vitalii Lunov were used in the study. The study was conducted from April 2022 to January 2023. 4292 youth and young scientists aged 16 to 40 from 61 cities of Ukraine took part in the research. Conclusions In this article, we have presented only the results of the descriptive statistics of the first part of the study of the Ukrainian syndrome, which reveal the prospects for building models of the rehabilitation potential of youth affected by the long-term Russian-Ukrainian war (Subbota, 2021). The logic of the study provided for the objectification of the impact of direct military operations and the current situation on the life, material and property status and health of the subjects. In this context, we proceeded from the model of the spatial-relational disposition of a traumatic event (Lunov, 2022), which reflects the degree of objectivity of the loss / threat at the individual, family-related levels, and the level of the immediate environment. Thus, it is worth noting the tendency of the field of property losses in the direction of their increase from the individual level to the level of the nearest social environment. This may be one of the factors inducing social stress as the ratio of personal losses to the losses of others. Significantly large losses in the immediate environment of an individual can act as potentially significant factors in reducing the zone of personal safety. A similar trend is observed in relation to disability, bodily injuries, physical injuries suffered because of hostilities. In general, we note that the attention of psychologists needs to be understood to the patterns of the reduction of the influence of symptoms present before the war and the appearance of new ones during the period of adaptation to the active phase of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The very idea that some of the pre-war symptoms and behavior patterns that could have hindered the adaptation of the respondents in the conditions of war and internal displacement have disappeared opens prospects for further research into the resourcefulness of youth. However, we cannot ignore the emergence of new symptoms and behavioral changes, especially those that are severe and that leave young people feeling exhausted and disorganized.

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“…The state of mental health of refugees, migrants, internally displaced and non-displaced persons from Ukraine is an urgent problem. Attention is paid to it by both international organisations and individual domestic and foreign scientists [1], [10]- [18].…”

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Investigating Psychological Struggles of Ukrainian Migrant Students and Teachers Abroad Amidst War

Rybinska

2024

Arch. Sci.

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Since the commencement of Russia’s extensive invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainian citizens have been compelled to leave their homeland in pursuit of safety. Although two years have passed since the start of the war, the Ukrainian refugee crisis continues, as each internally displaced person risks facing psychological problems. In the process of migration, refugees and forced migrants face completely new, unfamiliar conditions. This situation not only creates a stressful situation for them but also requires active interaction with the environment. Thus, the migration of Ukrainians abroad requires expert and scientific analysis. The purpose of our research is to investigate the psychological struggles experienced by Ukrainian migrant students and teachers who have been displaced due to the ongoing war. It’s necessary to examine the coping mechanisms employed by migrant students and teachers abroad to deal with the psychological challenges arising from displacement and war-related trauma. Quantitative methods such as surveys and questionnaires were used to collect numerical data on the prevalence and severity of psychological problems in the target population. In addition, standardised psychological assessment tools were used to measure specific symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression and other mental health indicators. The findings of this article can be a valuable source of information for various stakeholders involved in supporting the well-being and integration of Ukrainian migrant students and teachers affected by war and displacement. By translating the study’s findings into action, positive changes can be made to alleviate psychological distress and increase the resilience of this vulnerable group.

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Overcoming The Psychological Consequences of The War In Ukraine: Ensuring Security For Europe

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The Impact of Russian Military Aggression on the Psychological Health of Ukrainian Youth

The Impact of Russian Military Aggression on the Psychological Health of Ukrainian Youth

Ukrainian syndrome. Youth in Ukraine in the face of a 2022-Full-scale Russian invasion

Investigating Psychological Struggles of Ukrainian Migrant Students and Teachers Abroad Amidst War

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