Theory and Methods of Physical Culture Department, Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Lviv, Ukraine.
Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland.
J Community Health. 2024 Feb;49(1):173-182. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01273-x. Epub 2023 Aug 25.
The study compared the mental health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A repeated online cross-sectional study was performed twice among university students in Ukraine: in November 2020 (Pre-war sample, n = 752) and September-October 2022 (During-war sample, n = 862). The survey measured life satisfaction (SWLS), perceived stress (PSS-10), anxiety (GAD-7), and depression (PHQ-9). Stress, anxiety, and life satisfaction levels were similar during the war and pandemic, while symptoms of depression decreased during the war, compared to the pandemic. Network analysis showed that anxiety has a crucial effect on depression and stress, and stress is most closely related to life satisfaction. The association of life satisfaction with anxiety and depression disappeared in wartime, in contrast to the pandemic. The priority of prevention and intervention programs in wartime Ukraine should focus on anxiety as the most influential factor in other mental health and well-being problems. The results showed high resistance and adaptation to war conditions among university students in Ukraine.
这项研究比较了 COVID-19 大流行期间和俄罗斯入侵乌克兰期间大学生的心理健康。在乌克兰的大学生中进行了两次重复的在线横断面研究：2020 年 11 月（战前样本，n=752）和 2022 年 9-10 月（战时样本，n=862）。该调查测量了生活满意度（SWLS）、感知压力（PSS-10）、焦虑（GAD-7）和抑郁（PHQ-9）。与大流行相比，战争和大流行期间的压力、焦虑和生活满意度水平相似，但抑郁症状在战争期间有所下降。网络分析表明，焦虑对抑郁和压力有至关重要的影响，而压力与生活满意度最密切相关。与大流行相比，在战争期间，生活满意度与焦虑和抑郁的关联消失了。战时乌克兰预防和干预计划的重点应放在焦虑上，因为焦虑是其他心理健康和幸福感问题的最具影响力的因素。研究结果表明，乌克兰大学生对战争条件具有很高的抵抗力和适应性。
