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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2024
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

Information about Mykhaylyshyn Ulyana Bohdanivna – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0225-8115;
the authors: Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Full Professor; Head of the Department of
Psychology, Uzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, Transcarpathian
Research Expert Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine,
Ukraine.
Stadnik Anatoliy Volodymyrovych – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1472-4224;
Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, Affiliated Associate Professor, Kharkiv
National University of Internal Affairs; Uzhhorod National University, Ukraine.
Melnyk Yuriy Borysovych – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-4638; Doctor of
Philosophy in Pedagogy, Affiliated Associate Professor; Chairman of Board,
Kharkiv Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health” (KRPOCH);
Director, Scientific Research Institute KRPOCH, Ukraine.
Vveinhardt Jolita – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-9402; Doctor of Social
Sciences, Full Professor, Chief Researcher, Institute of Sport Science and
Innovations, Lithuanian Sports University, Lithuania.
Oliveira Madalena Sofia – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1764-1475; Doctor of
Philosophy in Psychology, Professor, Higher Institute of Social Work of Porto;
Guest Lecturer, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU, Portugal.
Pypenko Iryna Sergiivna (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-
5083-540X; [email protected]; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics,
Affiliated Associate Professor, Secretary of Board, Kharkiv Regional Public
Organization “Culture of Health”; Co-Director, Scientific Research Institute
KRPOCH, Ukraine.

Introduction Materials and Methods
More than two years of war have changed the lives of Two phases of the study have been conducted:
Ukrainians. Living in difficult socioeconomic and November 2022 (Phase 1) and March 2024 (Phase 2)
psychological conditions of war leads to psychological during the war in Ukraine. The survey respondents were
trauma and mental health problems. Recent students from Ukraine and European Union countries.
psychological studies have shown that the vast majority The respondents were aged between 20 and 50 years.
of the population (75.0%), including 92.5% of men and All respondents were divided into 4 groups.
57.5% of women, are in a state of moderate to severe Group 1 – students living in areas where there was no
stress during the full-scale war in Ukraine. The intensity hostilities or shelling (the Transcarpathian region of
of general stress for men and women does not differ Ukraine and EU countries) consisted of 107 people,
significantly and is in the zone of marked tension including 64 (59.8%) males and 43 (40.2%) females
(Kurova, 2022). (November 2022).
University students are no exception. Today’s young Group 2 – students living in the area of active hostilities
people face new challenges: worrying about their own (Kharkiv region, Ukraine) consisted of 103 people,
safety and the safety of others, studying under martial including 52 (50.5%) males and 51 (49.5%) females
law (underground adapted premises, online learning, (November 2022).
disruption of timetables and quality of teaching during Group 3 – students living in areas where there was no
rocket attacks), electricity, heating and water cuts, lack hostilities or shelling (the Transcarpathian region of
of internet and mobile communications, etc. Despite the Ukraine and EU countries) consisted of 112 people,
inhumane conditions, some students continue to study including 41 (36.6%) males and 71 (63.4%) females
and live in frontline areas. Other students try to stay (March 2024).
away from the war. They live in places where there are Group 4 – students living in the area of active hostilities
no active hostilities. Current research shows that (Kharkiv region, Ukraine) consisted of 115 people,
students’ adaptation to stress in the context of prolonged including 30 (26.1%) males and 85 (73.9%) females
war is characterised by a certain complexity, stages, (March 2024).
duration, nature and purposefulness (Stadnik et al., Due to the war in Ukraine, the study was conducted by
2022). This is why we believe that longitudinal studies posting the author’s questionnaire and the DASS-21
need more attention. This allows us to identify certain psychological test on the Google Forms platform for
features of the psychological dynamics of the potential participants
personality of students in conditions of war and https://forms.gle/1JXiLsLraBKnzAcW9. In addition, all
prolonged insecurity. groups were monitored during remote and face-to-face
The aim of the study. To identify the peculiarities of the teaching. Individual interviews were conducted when
psycho-traumatic effects of the war in Ukraine on necessary.
university students in 2022-2024, and to describe the To investigate the extent and nature of the psychological
dynamics of their depression, anxiety and stress to trauma experienced by university students in the context
develop further psychological support and of war and martial law, we used a questionnaire
psychoprophylaxis. developed in collaboration with the Scientific Research

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