SELF-EFFICACY AND SELF-ESTEEM OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS DURING THE WAR
SELF-EFFICACY AND SELF-ESTEEM OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS DURING THE WAR

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: War significantly limits people’s autonomous functioning in many life aspects.As a result of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, the quality of life of Ukrainiancitizens has significantly deteriorated. In times of war, self-efficacy and self-esteem play a keyrole in dealing with difficult, unpredictable situations. It is, therefore, important to undertakeresearch in this area.Research Aim: The aim of the conducted research was to diagnose self-efficacy and self-esteemof Ukrainian residents during the war, and to determine the relationship between these twovariables.Method: The authors have used a quantitative research approach and a diagnostic survey asa data collection method. The sample consisted of 1,783 respondents coming from all provincesof Ukraine. Two research tools were used: Schwarzer and Jerusalem’s Generalized Self-EfficacyScale and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale.Results: The analyses have shown that Ukrainian residents participating in the study displayvarious levels of self-efficacy and fairly favourable self-esteem. The results of the study indicatethe existence of a high positive correlation between the analysed variables.Conclusions: Perceived self-efficacy impacts specific actions people take in unpredictable sit-uations, whether they pay attention to opportunities or difficulties. In times of war, self-ef-ficacy is prerequisite to being active when the situation requires one to engage in changingan unfavourable course of events. This activity is reinforced by the individual’s possession ofa positive self-esteem.

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