Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is accompanied by horrific losses among civilians. This study investigates various individual (hope, optimism, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and coping strategies) and contextual predictors (experience of life under occupation, actively hostile home environment,...

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Main Authors: Pavlova, Iuliia, Krauss, Steven, McGrath, Breeda, Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina, Bodnar, Ivanna, Petrytsa, Petro, Synytsya, Tetiana, Zhara, Hanna
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Published: Wiley 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110089/
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author Pavlova, Iuliia
Krauss, Steven
McGrath, Breeda
Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina
Bodnar, Ivanna
Petrytsa, Petro
Synytsya, Tetiana
Zhara, Hanna
author_facet Pavlova, Iuliia
Krauss, Steven
McGrath, Breeda
Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina
Bodnar, Ivanna
Petrytsa, Petro
Synytsya, Tetiana
Zhara, Hanna
author_sort Pavlova, Iuliia
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description The Russian invasion of Ukraine is accompanied by horrific losses among civilians. This study investigates various individual (hope, optimism, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and coping strategies) and contextual predictors (experience of life under occupation, actively hostile home environment, and frequent moves) of subjective well-being among the youth living in Ukraine. A total sample of 593 students from several universities participated in the study using surveys that contained questions about sociodemographic characteristics, life satisfaction, hope, optimism, personal post-traumatic growth, resilience, and coping strategies. Data were analyzed using JAMOVI software. The level of dissatisfaction with their own lives was 34.7%; most of the respondents had a higher incidence of minimal/mild hopelessness (88.7%) and high/moderate level of optimism (60.9%). The majority of participants had moderate and high levels of post-traumatic growth (51.9% and 6.7%, respectively) and resilience (46.0% and 14.5%, respectively). Optimism, hope, resilience, post-traumatic growth, using emotional support, and life in occupation predicted life satisfaction among the study sample.
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spelling upm-1100892024-09-05T07:50:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110089/ Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war Pavlova, Iuliia Krauss, Steven McGrath, Breeda Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina Bodnar, Ivanna Petrytsa, Petro Synytsya, Tetiana Zhara, Hanna The Russian invasion of Ukraine is accompanied by horrific losses among civilians. This study investigates various individual (hope, optimism, resilience, post-traumatic growth, and coping strategies) and contextual predictors (experience of life under occupation, actively hostile home environment, and frequent moves) of subjective well-being among the youth living in Ukraine. A total sample of 593 students from several universities participated in the study using surveys that contained questions about sociodemographic characteristics, life satisfaction, hope, optimism, personal post-traumatic growth, resilience, and coping strategies. Data were analyzed using JAMOVI software. The level of dissatisfaction with their own lives was 34.7%; most of the respondents had a higher incidence of minimal/mild hopelessness (88.7%) and high/moderate level of optimism (60.9%). The majority of participants had moderate and high levels of post-traumatic growth (51.9% and 6.7%, respectively) and resilience (46.0% and 14.5%, respectively). Optimism, hope, resilience, post-traumatic growth, using emotional support, and life in occupation predicted life satisfaction among the study sample. Wiley 2023 Article PeerReviewed Pavlova, Iuliia and Krauss, Steven and McGrath, Breeda and Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina and Bodnar, Ivanna and Petrytsa, Petro and Synytsya, Tetiana and Zhara, Hanna (2023) Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war. Applied Psychology-Health and Well Being. ISSN 1758-0846; ESSN: 1758-0854 https://iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aphw.12484 10.1111/aphw.12484
spellingShingle Pavlova, Iuliia
Krauss, Steven
McGrath, Breeda
Cehajic‐Clancy, Sabina
Bodnar, Ivanna
Petrytsa, Petro
Synytsya, Tetiana
Zhara, Hanna
Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title_full Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title_fullStr Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title_full_unstemmed Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title_short Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
title_sort individual and contextual predictors of young ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the russian–ukrainian war
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110089/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110089/