Media Religiosity and War Coping Strategies of Young People in Ukraine. 2023

Natalia Kostruba, and Oksana Fishchuk
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine. nataliia.kostruba@vnu.edu.ua.

The war in Ukraine, in addition to significant human and financial losses, affected the mental health of Ukrainians. This study was carried out within the framework of the population psychological support program in the first month of the war. The objective of the research was to empirically study the interrelationship between media religiosity level and psychological coping given the effects of war. In order to accomplish the research objective, we used the Questionnaire for Media Religious Individual (QMRI: Kostruba, 2021), which involved writing a narrative: "What helps me to cope with negative emotions caused by war?" The survey was conducted during the first month of the war in Ukraine (March 2022) within the framework of the online psychosocial support program for the population. The sample consisted of 66 young volunteers, with the average age of 18.85 years (SD = 1.94), including 8 males and 58 females. The study was conducted using standardized questionnaires and writing a narrative. For statistical analysis, we used Statistica 12 and Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC-2015) software. The results demonstrate a tendency for media religious people to use more positive content markers [less emphasis on anger, painful feelings, less focus on the past and thoughts about death, more focus on religious coping (prayer, faith, etc.)].

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008603 Mental Health Emotional, psychological, and social well-being of an individual or group. Mental Hygiene,Health, Mental,Hygiene, Mental
D012067 Religion A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.) Prayer,Religious Beliefs,Religious Ethics,Beliefs, Religious,Ethic, Religious,Prayers,Religions,Religious Belief
D004644 Emotions Those affective states which can be experienced and have arousing and motivational properties. Feelings,Regret,Emotion,Feeling,Regrets
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000223 Adaptation, Psychological A state of harmony between internal needs and external demands and the processes used in achieving this condition. (From APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed). Behavior, Adaptive,Healthy Adaptation,Positive Adaptation,Psychological Recovery,Adaptation, Psychologic,Adjustment,Psychological Adaptation,Adaptation, Healthy,Adaptation, Positive,Adaptive Behavior,Adaptive Behaviors,Healthy Adaptations,Positive Adaptations,Psychologic Adaptation,Psychological Recoveries,Recovery, Psychological
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D014455 Ukraine Country in Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland, Romania, and Moldova in the west and Russia in the east. The capital is Kyiv.

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