Most Ukrainians report deterioration in mental health of their relatives during war
More than 80% of Ukrainians completely or rather agree that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the mental health of their relatives and friends has significantly worsened, and only 10.7% do not see signs of such a deterioration in their environment.
This is stated in the results of the study "Ukrainians in Wartime: Pride, Remembrance, Victory," conducted by the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in cooperation with the Association of Political Psychologists of Ukraine and presented at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency on Friday.
For residents of the southern regions of Ukraine, the situation with the mental health of their circle looks worse (almost 90% see a significant deterioration), in the east – somewhat better (75.2%) than the average in the sample.
At the same time, a quarter of respondents (25.1%) believe that during war there is no need to worry about mental health, there are more important things to do. Almost 64% disagree with this.
Among respondents aged 18-29, the proportion of those who do not agree with the need to postpone caring for mental health for the sake of more important matters during wartime reaches 72%, while among citizens over 56, just over half (57.4%) think so.
The results of the study also note that society is concerned about the psychological state of military personnel. More than half of respondents (51.7%) completely agree and almost 35% more likely agree that all military personnel who participated in combat operations need specialized psychological assistance.