Analysis of coping strategies in military amputees: main types, level of expression and relationship with socio-demographic characteristics

Taras Karamushka; Andrii Trofimov; Liudmyla Karamushka; Oksana Kredentser; Kira Tereshchenko; Larуsa Polivko; Daria Trofimova; Roman Zvarych

doi:10.48020/mppj.2023.01.04

Taras Karamushka Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-8327
Andrii Trofimov Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-7100
Liudmyla Karamushka G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0622-3419
Oksana Kredentser G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine
Kira Tereshchenko G.S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1149-2704
Larуsa Polivko Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University of Kyiv https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9102-2779
Daria Trofimova Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7628-1860
Roman Zvarych Member of the Supervisory Board of the Charitable Organization Charitable Foundation «Inner Power of Nation» https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3227-5716

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48020/mppj.2023.01.04

Keywords: Russian-Ukrainian war, military amputees, coping strategies, types of coping strategies, active coping strategies, passive coping strategies, productive coping strategies, semi-productive coping strategies, unproductive coping strategies, socio-demographic characteristics of the military

Abstract

Based on the approaches found in the relevant literature and the obtained empirical data, three groups of coping strategies were identified in military personnel who had amputations during the full-scale war of the Russian federation against Ukraine: active-productive, active-semi-productive, and passive-unproductive. The coping strategies specific to each group were listed. It was found that there are certain achievements and limitations in the use of coping strategies by military amputees. A statistically significant relationship was revealed between coping strategies in crisis situations in military amputees and their socio-demographic characteristics (age, marital status, presence of children), which is manifested in the fact that older military personnel as well as those who live in an official marriage or in a civil one and have families and children are more oriented to the use of active, productive and semi-productive coping strategies.

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Analysis of coping strategies in military amputees: main types, level of expression and relationship with socio-demographic characteristics

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