Psychological resources of the individual style of overcoming stress in the conditions of military aggression

Victoriia Overchuk; Oksana Liashch; Olena Ihnatovych; Iryna Sarancha; Nazarii Boiarskyi; Zoryna Boiarska

doi:10.34069/AI/2023.62.02.22

Victoriia Overchuk Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7744-9346
Oksana Liashch Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-4398
Olena Ihnatovych Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-0620
Iryna Sarancha Vinnytsia M. Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5715-6271
Nazarii Boiarskyi Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-3141
Zoryna Boiarska Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6722-2498

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.62.02.22

Keywords: Stress, coping behavior, models of coping with stress, personal resources, stress resistance, personal potential, “military aggression”.

Abstract

Currently, world statistics clearly shows the growing relevance of stress-related issues as a result of military and peacekeeping operations, wars and conflicts. Both military personnel and persons who are representatives of other professional areas are subject to a significant influence of stressful factors in the conditions of military aggression leading to a violation of their mental activity, and, consequently, complete or partial loss of combat capability and ability to work. The effectiveness of overcoming stress in such a case is to a great extent determined by a person’s ability to use available individual psychological resources. The purpose of the academic paper is to systematize the scientists’ standpoints regarding the features of the individual style of overcoming stress during military aggression, as well as to clarify the practical features of the issue outlined. Methodology. In the course of the research, system-structural, analytical-bibliographic, comparative, logical-linguistic methods, analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction were applied to process scientific information on applying individual psychological resources in war conditions. A questionnaire was used to study practical issues on the research topic. Along with this, idealization was used to study and process statistical, analytical data and the survey results. Results. Based on the research results, information in scientific works on applying individual psychological resources to overcome stress in the conditions of military aggression was selected and systematized; certain practical aspects of this process were also clarified.

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Author Biographies

Victoriia Overchuk, Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Economics, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Department of Psychology, Donetsk National University named after Vasyl Stus, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Oksana Liashch, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Social Work, Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Olena Ihnatovych, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Sciences in Psychology, Senior Researcher, Department of Occupational Psychology, Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical and Adult Education of the National, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Iryna Sarancha, Vinnytsia M. Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Social Work, Vinnytsia M. Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Nazarii Boiarskyi, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Master’s Student, Department of Psychology, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Zoryna Boiarska, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

PhD of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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