Ecological and epidemic threats to mental health: the role of the person’s psychological readiness in their counteractions

- Креденцер, О.В. (orcid.org/0000-0003-4119-190X) (2025) Ecological and epidemic threats to mental health: the role of the person’s psychological readiness in their counteractions Вчені записки Університету «КРОК», 2 (78). pp. 398-406. ISSN 2307-6968

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Abstract

The article examines the pressing issue of the impact of ecological and epidemic threats on mental health in the context of global climate change and increasing epidemic risks. The research relevance is determined by the significant increase in the number and scale of ecological disasters and epidemics, which directly affect the psychological state of the population, as confirmed by statistical data on the growing prevalence of mental disorders among victims. The aim of the study is to analyze ecological and epidemic threats to mental health and determine the role of psychological readiness to counteract these threats. The research methodology included theoretical analysis of scientific sources and an empirical study using focus group interviews involving 55 psychology students. The research procedure encompassed the development of a detailed focus group interview guide, content analysis of transcripts, and application of the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. As a result of the research, a classification of psychological consequences of ecological and epidemic threats was developed, including four main groups: direct psychological consequences of ecological problems, psychological consequences of epidemic threats, complex psychosocial consequences, and a separate group of risks for vulnerable populations. The concept of psychological readiness to counteract ecological and epidemic threats as an effective preventive mechanism for preserving mental health has been proposed and theoretically substantiated. A structural model of psychological readiness has been developed, consisting of five interconnected components: cognitive, motivational, emotional, dispositional, and operational. Prospects for further research include the development and validation of diagnostic tools to assess the level of psychological readiness to counteract ecological and epidemic threats, as well as the creation and testing of psychological support programs and trainings aimed at developing such readiness in different age and professional groups.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	https://doi.org/10.31732/2663-2209-2025-78-398-406
Keywords:	environmental and epidemic threats, mental health, psychological preparedness, environmental disasters, epidemics, professional environments, game-based environments, coaching, facilitation, stress, anxiety, crisis conditions
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise) Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 5 Мathematics. natural sciences > 502/504 Environmental science. Conservation of natural resources. Threats to the environment and protection against them Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 6 Applied Sciences. Medicine. Technology > 61 Medical sciences
Divisions:	The Institute of Social and Political Psychology > Department of Social Psychology of Personality
Depositing User:	Т.О. Ларіна
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2025 08:26
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 08:26
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/746519

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