Assessing the Impact of Life Events on Parents of Primary School Children in Wartime

- Пророк, Н.В. (orcid.org/0000-0002-9510-1108) and Чекстере, Оксана Юріївна (orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-3831) (2026) Assessing the Impact of Life Events on Parents of Primary School Children in Wartime Наукові записки Львівського державного університету безпеки життєдіяльності. Педагогіка і психологія, 1 (7). pp. 350-357. ISSN 3041-1297

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Abstract

The article presents the results of a study on the impact of life and potentially traumatic events on the psycho-emotional state of parents of primary school children under wartime conditions. A of the Life Events Checklist (LEC-5), adapted to the current social and security context in Ukraine, was used to collect empirical data. The study involved parents of primary school students in Kyiv. The analysis of the results showed that although most respondents had not experienced a significant proportion of classical traumatic events, a considerable number of parents had direct or indirect exposure to war-related events, including shelling, prolonged stays in shelters, separation from family members, participation of relatives in hostilities, and injury or death of close persons. Based on the percentage distribution of responses, five main factors of family traumatization were identified as the most frequent or psychologically significant: direct exposure to shelling and nearby hostilities; prolonged stay in shelters; separation from family members; involvement of family members in combat; and experiencing a real threat to life. The psychological consequences of these traumatic factors are described, including a persistent sense of danger, increased anxiety, hypervigilance, and sleep disturbances; accumulation of chronic stress, heightened irritability, and emotional exhaustion; fear for loved ones and difficulties in maintaining family stability; constant anticipation of negative news, emotional tension within the family, and feelings of helplessness. It is demonstrated that parents’ experiences of these traumatic events, through mechanisms of secondary traumatization (in particular, via the emotional states of relatives), affect children. It was found that even indirect exposure to traumatic events can influence parents’ sense of safety, anxiety levels, and psychological resilience. The findings not only confirm the high level of overall stressfulness of the life context of parents in wartime, but also highlight the importance of psychological support for families with primary school children and can be used to develop psychosocial support programs.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	stress, traumatic experience, life events, war, parents of primary school children, psychological state, Life Events Checklist, psycho-emotional adaptation.
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 > 314/316 Society > 316 Соціологія Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education
Divisions:	Institute of Psychology after N.Kostiuk > Laboratory of psychodiagnostics and scientific psychological information
Depositing User:	кандидат психологічних наук старший науковий співробітник Оксана Юріївна Чекстере
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2026 14:35
Last Modified:	08 Oct 2026 14:35
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/750456

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