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Individual and contextual predictors of young Ukrainian adults' subjective well-being during the Russian–Ukrainian war
Stockholm University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Personality, Social and Developmental Psychology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6822-843x
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Number of Authors: 82024 (English)In: Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, ISSN 1758-0846, E-ISSN 1758-0854, Vol. 16, no 3, p. 886-905Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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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2024. Vol. 16, no 3, p. 886-905
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coping strategy, life satisfaction, post-traumatic growth, resilience, students, war
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Applied Psychology
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Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-222260DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12484ISI: 001062494000001PubMedID: 37652753Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85169340305OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-222260DiVA, id: diva2:1804312
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Research was performed within the framework of the project “Young Ukrainians' Experiences and Perspectives of the Russia–Ukraine War. A Mixed-Methods Investigation on How to Promote Resilience and Sustainable Peacebuilding” and was supported by Small Grant Award, APA Division 48, The Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence.

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