Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions
Background and Aim of Study: The full-scale military aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 had an extremely negative impact on the psyche of its residents. This is especially felt by young people who should continue studying at universities in these difficult conditions. The aim of th...
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Kharkiv Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health”
2022-01-01
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| author | Anatoliy Volodymyrovych Stadnik Yuriy Borysovych Melnyk Serhiy Anatoliyovych Babak Ihor Vladyslavovych Vashchenko Petro Pavlovych Krut |
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| description | Background and Aim of Study: The full-scale military aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 had an extremely negative impact on the psyche of its residents. This is especially felt by young people who should continue studying at universities in these difficult conditions. The aim of the study: To identify the specifics of psychotraumatic impact in the conditions of war and martial law on university students and cadets, to detail their level of stress, anxiety and depression. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in November 2022 based on KNUIA, Ukraine. Respondents aged 20-27 were divided into 3 groups: 1) 115 cadets: 85.22% men and 14.78% women, who are outside of permanent deployment; 2) 107 students: 59.81% men and 40.19% women, who are forcibly displaced persons in Ukraine and abroad; 3) 103 students: 50.49% men and 49.51% women, located in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region. A Google-form questionnaire was used to study the level and nature of psychotraumatization. Data collection on the level of stress and its content was carried out using the DASS-21 tool. Results: Among the group 3 respondents, the psychotraumatic impact is characterized by high tension and the specific weight of vital psychogenia. Severe and extremely severe manifestations of anxiety in group 3 students were 2-3 times higher than the similar indicators of groups 1, 2 respondents. Manifestations of depression among women are the highest in group 3 respondents. Stress was more expressed among men in all groups. Group 3 respondents had the highest stress indicators among men. Conclusions: The negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the student youth’ mental health requires the active implementation of psychological assistance and psychoprophylaxis measures in accordance with the individual results of psychodiagnostics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb61994d567e413abcadca503c95c2822023-01-14T20:54:26ZengKharkiv Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health”International Journal of Science Annals2617-26822022-01-0151-2202910.26697/ijsa.2022.1-2.0Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditionsAnatoliy Volodymyrovych Stadnikhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-4224Yuriy Borysovych Melnykhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-4638Serhiy Anatoliyovych Babakhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-454XIhor Vladyslavovych Vashchenkohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-7538Petro Pavlovych Kruthttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4554-7870 Background and Aim of Study: The full-scale military aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 had an extremely negative impact on the psyche of its residents. This is especially felt by young people who should continue studying at universities in these difficult conditions. The aim of the study: To identify the specifics of psychotraumatic impact in the conditions of war and martial law on university students and cadets, to detail their level of stress, anxiety and depression. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in November 2022 based on KNUIA, Ukraine. Respondents aged 20-27 were divided into 3 groups: 1) 115 cadets: 85.22% men and 14.78% women, who are outside of permanent deployment; 2) 107 students: 59.81% men and 40.19% women, who are forcibly displaced persons in Ukraine and abroad; 3) 103 students: 50.49% men and 49.51% women, located in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region. A Google-form questionnaire was used to study the level and nature of psychotraumatization. Data collection on the level of stress and its content was carried out using the DASS-21 tool. Results: Among the group 3 respondents, the psychotraumatic impact is characterized by high tension and the specific weight of vital psychogenia. Severe and extremely severe manifestations of anxiety in group 3 students were 2-3 times higher than the similar indicators of groups 1, 2 respondents. Manifestations of depression among women are the highest in group 3 respondents. Stress was more expressed among men in all groups. Group 3 respondents had the highest stress indicators among men. Conclusions: The negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the student youth’ mental health requires the active implementation of psychological assistance and psychoprophylaxis measures in accordance with the individual results of psychodiagnostics.https://ijsa.culturehealth.org/index.php/en/archiv/previous-issues-ijsa/152-volume-5-1-2022-0 |
| spellingShingle | Anatoliy Volodymyrovych Stadnik Yuriy Borysovych Melnyk Serhiy Anatoliyovych Babak Ihor Vladyslavovych Vashchenko Petro Pavlovych Krut Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions International Journal of Science Annals |
| title | Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
| title_full | Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
| title_fullStr | Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
| title_short | Psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
| title_sort | psychological distress among students and cadets of universities in the war conditions |
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