Coping behavior of students as a means of overcoming stressful situations under martial law
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National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine
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Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Ukraine
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Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine, Ukraine
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Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, Drohobych, Ukraine, Ukraine
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Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko, Sumy, Ukraine, Ukraine
Submission date: 2024-12-20
Acceptance date: 2025-02-11
Publication date: 2025-02-28
Corresponding author
Olha I. Okhrimenko
National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine
National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(2):281-287
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
The aim is to study the peculiarities of students' coping behavior in stressful situations under martial law.
Material and methods:
During the 2023-2024 academic year, the research was conducted based among 3rd-year students (n = 82) aged 20-22 years, including women (n = 42) and men (n = 40). Research methods: bibliosemantic, diagnostic, system analysis and generalization, statistical. The diagnostic work involved using the following methods: “Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations” and “Strategic Approach to Coping Scale.”
Results:
It has been found that the problem of students being in a stressful situation of war is directly related to their coping behavior. It has been found that female students’ indicators of emotion-oriented coping strategies are more pronounced than those of male students (p < 0.05). Male students often demonstrate coping behavior focused on solving various problems (problem-oriented strategy). It has been found that students have a significantly (p > 0.05) high level of expression of the following models of behavior to overcome stressful phenomena: search for social support (women – 57.1 %; men – 55.0 %), social contact (women – 54.8 %; men – 52.5 %), precautionary actions (women – 52.4 %; men – 50.0 %).
Conclusions:
The effectiveness of any coping strategy depends on the current situation in students’ lives and their existing personal resources. In stressful situations, students’ coping behavior is effective, and the following coping strategies are rational: emotion-oriented, search for social support, and problem-oriented. This confirms students’ productive personal standpoint, allowing them to adapt to any stressful situation under martial law.
The aim is to study the peculiarities of students' coping behavior in stressful situations under martial law.
Material and methods:
During the 2023-2024 academic year, the research was conducted based among 3rd-year students (n = 82) aged 20-22 years, including women (n = 42) and men (n = 40). Research methods: bibliosemantic, diagnostic, system analysis and generalization, statistical. The diagnostic work involved using the following methods: “Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations” and “Strategic Approach to Coping Scale.”
Results:
It has been found that the problem of students being in a stressful situation of war is directly related to their coping behavior. It has been found that female students’ indicators of emotion-oriented coping strategies are more pronounced than those of male students (p < 0.05). Male students often demonstrate coping behavior focused on solving various problems (problem-oriented strategy). It has been found that students have a significantly (p > 0.05) high level of expression of the following models of behavior to overcome stressful phenomena: search for social support (women – 57.1 %; men – 55.0 %), social contact (women – 54.8 %; men – 52.5 %), precautionary actions (women – 52.4 %; men – 50.0 %).
Conclusions:
The effectiveness of any coping strategy depends on the current situation in students’ lives and their existing personal resources. In stressful situations, students’ coping behavior is effective, and the following coping strategies are rational: emotion-oriented, search for social support, and problem-oriented. This confirms students’ productive personal standpoint, allowing them to adapt to any stressful situation under martial law.
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