Theoretical and methodological foundations for studying daily war-related stress and developing the “Ukrainian Scale of Daily War-Related Stressors”

- Бялонович, С.В. (orcid.org/0009-0007-6407-1157) (2024) Theoretical and methodological foundations for studying daily war-related stress and developing the “Ukrainian Scale of Daily War-Related Stressors” Вісник Львівського університету. Серія психологічні науки (19). ISSN 2522-1876

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Abstract

The article is devoted to studying the impact of daily war-related stressors on the condition of individuals in the context of the contemporary Russian–Ukrainian war. The aim of the article is to determine the theoretical and methodological foundations for studying daily stress, its differences from other stress reactions, particularly acute stress, the sources of stressors, and the specific features of their influence on a person’s condition. The article also aims to develop a theoretical and methodological framework for creating the “Ukrainian Scale of Daily War-Related Stressors”. The article examines such concepts as war-related stress, combat stress, daily war-related stress, stressors, allostasis, allostatic load, and everyday socio-psychological practices. Particular attention is paid to the qualitative differences between the direct influence of war-related stress factors that provoke an acute stress reaction (ASR) and may consequently lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the indirect effects of war stressors that generate daily stress and lead to psychological and mental exhaustion. These differences are analyzed at the psychological, social, and physiological levels of individual functioning. Special attention is given to the psychophysiological differences between the general adaptation syndrome that accompanies an acute stress reaction and the process of allostasis, which is associated with responses to daily stress. The article also considers the specific features of the influence of direct and indirect war-related stressors on everyday socio-psychological practices. The necessity of developing the “Ukrainian Scale of Daily War-Related Stressors” is substantiated with regard to the cultural, social, economic, and geographical characteristics of contemporary life in Ukraine. The experience of researchers Vargová, Lenka; Jozefiakova, Bibiana; Adamkovič, Matúš (2022), as well as Kenneth E. Miller, Patricia Omidian, and Haqmal Daudzai (2009), in studying daily war-related stress and developing scales for its measurement is analyzed. It is demonstrated that a scale for measuring daily war-related stress may consist of two subscales—direct and indirect stressors—in order to reflect the specific nature of different influences on everyday socio-psychological practices. The prospects for applying the “Ukrainian Scale of Daily War-Related Stressors” in research and applied psychological practice are outlined. In the field of mental health, it may serve as an instrument for measuring the level of stress “exposure” and its impact on an individual’s condition. In psychotherapy and psychological counseling, it may be used as a tool for identifying factors that contribute to a decrease in quality of life.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Daily war-related stress, stressors, scale development.
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 > 303 Methods of the social sciences Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 35 Public administration. Government. Military affairs > 355/359 Military affairs. Art of war. Military science. Defence. Armed forces
Divisions:	The Institute of Social and Political Psychology > Department of Psychology of Political and Legal Relations
Depositing User:	н.с. Сергій Володимирович Бялонович
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2026 08:55
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2026 08:55
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/748569

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