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Coping and Resilience Strategies among Ukraine War Refugees.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 10 12; 19(20)IJ

Abstract

(1) Background: The war in Ukraine has triggered a huge humanitarian crisis: millions of refugees have escaped from their homes looking for shelter beyond Ukraine's borders. This emergency offers a unique opportunity to investigate and to document those characteristics of the human condition that emerge in exceptional circumstances provoked by war. Based on considerations derived from recent studies on resilience, the research at the base of this paper was conducted to better understand the circumstances, states of mind, and coping mechanisms of the refugees leaving their homes looking for security. (2) Methods: A qualitative approach was applied, resorting to semi-structured interviews (n = 94) to closely explore the traumatic experiences lived by refugees and to identify their coping strategies. (3) Results: The data obtained pointed to a plurality of coping and resilience strategies. Maintaining communication with separated loved ones as well as experiencing accompaniment by helpers and hosts emerged as principal elements for coping and resilience. It was found that a prior development of interior life or practice of prayer served as psychological "capital" that increased their resilience. (4) Conclusion: The results point to the need to care for social networking, attention by hosts, and cultivating interior life as keys for resilience.

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Oviedo L
Faculty of Theology, Pontifical University Antonianum, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Seryczyńska B
Faculty of Theology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Torralba J
Theological Institute Murcia, 30003 Murcia, Spain.
Roszak P
Faculty of Theology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Del Angel J
Faculty of Theology, Pontifical University Antonianum, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Vyshynska O
Independent Scholar, Ukraine.
Muzychuk I
Independent Scholar, Ukraine.
Churpita S
Independent Scholar, Ukraine.

MeSH

HumansRefugeesUkraineAdaptation, PsychologicalReligionResilience, Psychological

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

36293686

Citation

Oviedo, Lluis, et al. "Coping and Resilience Strategies Among Ukraine War Refugees." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 20, 2022.
Oviedo L, Seryczyńska B, Torralba J, et al. Coping and Resilience Strategies among Ukraine War Refugees. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(20).
Oviedo, L., Seryczyńska, B., Torralba, J., Roszak, P., Del Angel, J., Vyshynska, O., Muzychuk, I., & Churpita, S. (2022). Coping and Resilience Strategies among Ukraine War Refugees. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013094
Oviedo L, et al. Coping and Resilience Strategies Among Ukraine War Refugees. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 10 12;19(20) PubMed PMID: 36293686.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Coping and Resilience Strategies among Ukraine War Refugees. AU - Oviedo,Lluis, AU - Seryczyńska,Berenika, AU - Torralba,Josefa, AU - Roszak,Piotr, AU - Del Angel,Javier, AU - Vyshynska,Olena, AU - Muzychuk,Iryna, AU - Churpita,Slava, Y1 - 2022/10/12/ PY - 2022/09/10/received PY - 2022/10/01/revised PY - 2022/10/03/accepted PY - 2022/10/27/entrez PY - 2022/10/28/pubmed PY - 2022/10/29/medline KW - altruism KW - coping KW - refugees KW - resilience KW - trauma JF - International journal of environmental research and public health JO - Int J Environ Res Public Health VL - 19 IS - 20 N2 - (1) Background: The war in Ukraine has triggered a huge humanitarian crisis: millions of refugees have escaped from their homes looking for shelter beyond Ukraine's borders. This emergency offers a unique opportunity to investigate and to document those characteristics of the human condition that emerge in exceptional circumstances provoked by war. Based on considerations derived from recent studies on resilience, the research at the base of this paper was conducted to better understand the circumstances, states of mind, and coping mechanisms of the refugees leaving their homes looking for security. (2) Methods: A qualitative approach was applied, resorting to semi-structured interviews (n = 94) to closely explore the traumatic experiences lived by refugees and to identify their coping strategies. (3) Results: The data obtained pointed to a plurality of coping and resilience strategies. Maintaining communication with separated loved ones as well as experiencing accompaniment by helpers and hosts emerged as principal elements for coping and resilience. It was found that a prior development of interior life or practice of prayer served as psychological "capital" that increased their resilience. (4) Conclusion: The results point to the need to care for social networking, attention by hosts, and cultivating interior life as keys for resilience. SN - 1660-4601 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36293686/Coping_and_Resilience_Strategies_among_Ukraine_War_Refugees_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -