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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

Institute KRPOCH minor manifestations (5-6/4-5/8-9 points), moderate
https://forms.gle/sAaDRx4zcYF1inSz9. The manifestations (7-10/6-7/10-12 points), severe
questionnaire is anonymous and consists of 14 questions manifestations (11-13/8-9/13-16 points), and extremely
relating to place of study, gender, age, region of severe manifestations (14+/10+/17+ points). The
residence and factors of psychological trauma in the average score on the scales is calculated as an arithmetic
war. mean.
Data on stress levels and content were collected using SPSS 29.0.2 software was used for the statistical
the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). analysis. The data were analysed by means of
The DASS-21 (21 items) is a short form of the DASS- descriptive statistics. The internal consistency was
42, a self-report scale designed to measure the negative assessed by means of Cronbach’s alpha.
emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. The
depression/anxiety/stress scales were scored according Results
to the methodology (Henry & Crawford, 2005; This research is part of a comprehensive study of mental
Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). This technique is suitable health in the extreme conditions of martial law and full-
for both clinical and nonclinical settings. For Ukrainian scale war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing since
students, the Ukrainian version of the DASS-21 February 2022.
questionnaire was used (Melnyk & Stadnik, 2023). The dynamics of the level and type of psychological
The number of students with normal, minor, moderate, trauma experienced by university students during the
severe or very severe manifestations was assessed. On war are shown in Table 1.
the depression/anxiety/stress scales, the scores were as Figure 1 shows the dynamics of the overall level of
follows: normal manifestations (0-3/0-4/0-7 points), psychological trauma by groups of students in wartime.
Table 1
Dynamics of the Level and Type of Psychological Trauma of University Students in the Conditions of War in 2022-2024

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