Coping behavior of students as a means of overcoming stressful situations under martial law

Abstract

Aim: The aim is to study the peculiarities of students’ coping behavior in stressful situations under martial law. Materials and Methods: During the 2023-2024 academic year, the research was conducted based among 3rd-year students (n = 82) aged 20-22 years, including women (n = 42) and men (n = 40). Research methods: bibliosemantic, diagnostic, system analysis and generalization, statistical. The diagnostic work involved using the following methods: “Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations” and “Strategic Approach to Coping Scale.” Results: It has been found that the problem of students being in a stressful situation of war is directly related to their coping behavior. It has been found that female students’ indicators of emotion-oriented coping strategies are more pronounced than those of male students (p 0.05) high level of expression of the following models of behavior to overcome stressful phenomena: search for social support (women – 57.1 %; men – 55.0 %), social contact (women – 54.8 %; men – 52.5 %), precautionary actions (women – 52.4 %; men – 50.0 %). Conclusions: The effectiveness of any coping strategy depends on the current situation in students’ lives and their existing personal resources. In stressful situations, students’ coping behavior is effective, and the following coping strategies are rational: emotion-oriented, search for social support, and problem-oriented. This confirms students’ productive personal standpoint, allowing them to adapt to any stressful situation under martial law.