Аctualization of psychological protective mechanisms of spouses in war conditions

- Ващенко, О. С. (orcid.org/0009-0009-1769-7258) (2026) Аctualization of psychological protective mechanisms of spouses in war conditions In: Українська сім’я в міжкультурних та трансдисциплінарних вимірах сучасності [Електронний ресурс] : зб. наук. праць наук.-практ. конф. (14–15 травня 2026 р.) . Ін-т соц. та політ. психології НАПН України, Ін-т мистецтвознав., фольклорист. та етнол. ім. М. Т. Рильського НАН України, м. Київ, Україна, pp. 10-12.

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Abstract

This abstract presents the results of an empirical study on the activation of psychological defense mechanisms in married couples during wartime. Particular attention is focused on protective and defensive psychological defense mechanisms, as identified using O. Kocharyan’s questionnaire. Protective mechanisms primarily encompass unconscious forms of psychological defense, including repression, denial of difficulties, regression, and reactive formation. Defensive mechanisms are represented by partially conscious forms of psychological defense, which include rationalization, intellectualization, and isolation. The results of the correlation analysis revealed statistically significant relationships between psychological defense mechanisms and the respondents’ emotional states. A moderate positive correlation was found between defensive mechanisms and measures of anxiety and depression. In the female subsample, moderate positive correlations were found between hostility and defensive mechanisms, as well as between general aggression and protective mechanisms. In the male subsample, strong positive correlations were found between defensive mechanisms and measures of anger, hostility, and general aggression. Moderate activation of both protective (unconscious) and defensive (partially conscious) defense mechanisms helps maintain the individual’s internal stability; at the same time, their excessive activation can hinder open communication and the constructive resolution of marital conflicts. The results obtained provide grounds for considering psychological defense mechanisms as one of the components of an individual’s adaptation to the prolonged stress caused by wartime events.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	psychological defense mechanisms; protective mechanisms; defensive mechanisms; marital conflicts; marital relations. emotional intelligence; aggressiveness; anxiety; depressive experiences; military events
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 > 304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise)
Divisions:	The Institute of Social and Political Psychology > Department of Psychology of Communication
Depositing User:	Ващенко Олена Станіславівна, доктор філософії у галузі психології (PhD)
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2026 09:33
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2026 09:33
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750397

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