Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Journal: Nature communications
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Year of Publication: 2024
Affiliated Institutions:
Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. julian.scharbert@uni-muenster.de.
Department of Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Department of Psychology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Department of Psychology, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany.
Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.
Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
Business School, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology, University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of the Northeast, Corrientes, Argentina.
Research Institute in Basic and Applied Psychology, Catholic University of Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina.
Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality", University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
Psychiatry Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
Department of Psychology, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Department of Psychology, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, American University of Kuwait, Safat, Kuwait.
Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Psychology, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.
Department of Youth and Family, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Conflict Resolution, Management, and Negotiation Graduate Program, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Department of Psychology, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
School of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, England.
Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, England.
Department of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA.
Department of Psychology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.
Institute of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, Poland.
School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Imperial College London, London, England.
Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Human Sciences Department, Verona University, Verona, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Department of Basic Psychological Processes, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Department of Psychology, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Abstract summary
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian population and the global economy, environment, and political order. However, little is known about the psychological states surrounding the outbreak of war, particularly the mental well-being of individuals outside Ukraine. Here, we present a longitudinal experience-sampling study of a convenience sample from 17 European countries (total participants = 1,341, total assessments = 44,894, countries with >100 participants = 5) that allows us to track well-being levels across countries during the weeks surrounding the outbreak of war. Our data show a significant decline in well-being on the day of the Russian invasion. Recovery over the following weeks was associated with an individual's personality but was not statistically significantly associated with their age, gender, subjective social status, and political orientation. In general, well-being was lower on days when the war was more salient on social media. Our results demonstrate the need to consider the psychological implications of the Russo-Ukrainian war next to its humanitarian, economic, and ecological consequences.
Authors & Co-authors:
Scharbert Julian J
Humberg Sarah S
Kroencke Lara L
Reiter Thomas T
Sakel Sophia S
Ter Horst Julian J
Utesch Katharina K
Gosling Samuel D SD
Harari Gabriella G
Matz Sandra C SC
Schoedel Ramona R
Stachl Clemens C
Aguilar Natalia M A NMA
Amante Dayana D
Aquino Sibele D SD
Bastias Franco F
Bornamanesh Alireza A
Bracegirdle Chloe C
Campos Luís A M LAM
Chauvin Bruno B
Coetzee Nicoleen N
Dorfman Anna A
Dos Santos Monika M
El-Haddad Rita W RW
Fajkowska Malgorzata M
Göncü-Köse Asli A
Gnisci Augusto A
Hadjisolomou Stavros S
Hale William W WW
Katzir Maayan M
Khechuashvili Lili L
Kirchner-Häusler Alexander A
Kotzur Patrick F PF
Kritzler Sarah S
Lu Jackson G JG
Machado Gustavo D S GDS
Martskvishvili Khatuna K
Mottola Francesca F
Obschonka Martin M
Paolini Stefania S
Perugini Marco M
Rohmer Odile O
Saeedian Yasser Y
Sergi Ida I
Shani Maor M
Skimina Ewa E
Smillie Luke D LD
Talaifar Sanaz S
Talhelm Thomas T
Tokat Tülüce T
Torres Ana A
Torres Claudio V CV
Van Assche Jasper J
Wei Liuqing L
Yalçın Aslı A
van Zalk Maarten M
Bühner Markus M
Back Mitja D MD
Study Outcome
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