PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WAR AT DONBAS: EVALUATIONS AND ATTITUDES, SEARCH FOR CULPRITS, POSSIBILITIES OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF WAR AT DONBAS: EVALUATIONS AND ATTITUDES, SEARCH FOR CULPRITS, POSSIBILITIES OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Author(s): Vadym VasiutynskyiSubject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Personality Psychology
Published by: Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova
Keywords: social identity; attitude towards war; compassion; condemnation; feelings of guilt; image of the future; values of mutual understanding;
Summary/Abstract: In the context of searching for solution of the military-political conflict at Donbas region and the future reconciliation, it is extremely important to consider the psychological aspect of it. The article summarizes the results of 5 social-psychological research projects conducted during 2015-2018: the residents of Donbas (including temporarily occupied territories) and other regions were surveyed. The research reveals the psychological content of Ukrainian attitudes toward the war at Donbas and Donbas residents, manifests the problematic aspects of Donbas people’s consciousness, finds out the features of political blaming, identifies attitudes of the population of the east and west Ukraine to the events at Donbas as the basis for future mutual understanding.
Journal: EcoSoEn
- Issue Year: 1/2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 171-183
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English