Stutzman Levi D, Lun Phyllis, Yang Mei, Chan Kenith, Cheung Felix
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada.
Sci Adv. 2025 May 30;11(22):eads4156. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ads4156. Epub 2025 May 28.
Wars have profound effects on well-being, but what about the ending of war? This study investigates this topic using representative samples of 4127 Afghans living through the latter stages of the War in Afghanistan and its aftermath. We find that the life satisfaction of Afghans dropped significantly following the conclusion of the War in Afghanistan in 2022, with two-thirds reporting a life satisfaction rating of 0 or 1 on a 0-to-10-point scale. When compared to data from two international well-being datasets together covering more than 170 countries between 1946 and 2022, the mean life satisfaction score in Afghanistan following the Taliban regaining power ( = 1.28) is the lowest ever recorded. The mean hope score in the country also dropped to a critically low level ( = 1.02) in 2022. Wars are devastating, but the conclusion of war can appear worse from the perspectives of civilians despite the de-escalation of physical violence.
战争对福祉有着深远影响，但战争的结束又如何呢？本研究通过对4127名经历阿富汗战争后期及其后果的阿富汗人进行代表性抽样调查来探究这一主题。我们发现，2022年阿富汗战争结束后，阿富汗人的生活满意度大幅下降，三分之二的人在0至10分的量表上给出了0或1的生活满意度评分。与1946年至2022年间涵盖170多个国家的两个国际福祉数据集的数据相比，塔利班重新掌权后阿富汗的平均生活满意度得分（=1.28）是有记录以来最低的。该国的平均希望得分在2022年也降至极低水平（=1.02）。战争具有毁灭性，但从平民的角度来看，尽管身体暴力有所缓和，但战争的结束可能显得更糟。
