TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Coping and resilience strategies among Ukraine War refugees
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Oviedo, Lluis
A1  - Seryczyńska, Berenika
A1  - Torralba, Josefa
A1  - Roszak, Piotr
A1  - Del Angel, Javier
A1  - Vyshynska, Olena
A1  - Muzychuk, Iryna
A1  - Churpita, Slava
SP  - e13094
EP  - e13094
VL  - 19
IS  - 20
N2  - (1) Background: The war in Ukraine has triggered a huge humanitarian crisis: millions of refugees have escaped from their homes looking for shelter beyond Ukraine's borders. This emergency offers a unique opportunity to investigate and to document those characteristics of the human condition that emerge in exceptional circumstances provoked by war. Based on considerations derived from recent studies on resilience, the research at the base of this paper was conducted to better understand the circumstances, states of mind, and coping mechanisms of the refugees leaving their homes looking for security. (2) Methods: A qualitative approach was applied, resorting to semi-structured interviews (n = 94) to closely explore the traumatic experiences lived by refugees and to identify their coping strategies. (3) Results: The data obtained pointed to a plurality of coping and resilience strategies. Maintaining communication with separated loved ones as well as experiencing accompaniment by helpers and hosts emerged as principal elements for coping and resilience. It was found that a prior development of interior life or practice of prayer served as psychological "capital" that increased their resilience. (4) Conclusion: The results point to the need to care for social networking, attention by hosts, and cultivating interior life as keys for resilience.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013094
ID  - ref1
ER  -