The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Emotional well-being of Students in the Learning Process

Halyna M.  Meshko; Oleksandr I.  Meshko; Nataliia V.  Habrusieva

doi:10.6000/2292-2598.2023.11.01.7

Authors

Halyna M. Meshko Department of Pedagogy and Education Management, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University 2, Maksyma Kryvonosa Street, Ternopil, 46027, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3168-3954
Oleksandr I. Meshko Department of Psychology, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University 2, Maksyma Kryvonosa Street, Ternopil, 46027, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-7073
Nataliia V. Habrusieva Department of Ukrainian Studies and Philosophy Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University 56, Ruska Street, Ternopil, 46001, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1229-4766

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2023.11.01.7

Keywords:

Emotional well-being, emotional comfort, emotionality of learning, factors of emotional well-being, students, learning process

Abstract

Background: The research is devoted to the current problem – the emotional well-being of students in learning in the war conditions in Ukraine.

Objective: To study the state of the emotional well-being of students in the process of learning during the war, to identify the factors of emotional well-being in the learning process, and to determine the ways to ensure it in the conditions of war.

Methods: А questionnaire developed by the authors of the article and a method of assessing mental activation, interest, emotional tone, tension, and comfort (L. Kurgansky T. Nemchyn).

The study's results made it possible to find out the impact of the war on the emotional well-being of students and compare the state of the emotional well-being of students during education in peacetime and during the war. Indicators of interest in learning and comfort decreased, and indicators of emotional tension and mental activation increased in students. It is established that the emotional well-being of students in the learning process depends on the nature of the pedagogical interaction, the ability of the teacher to create a situation of success for each student, the level of anxiety of students in the process of including them in educational activities, and the characteristics of the relationship with classmates.

Conclusions: The observed negative trends in the emotional well-being of students during the war became the basis for determining the methods of correctional work in order to help children cope with the experience of war.

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