Mental health, psychological wellbeing, and coping with stress by Ukrainian war refugees staying in Poland

作者：Agata Ewa Chudzicka-Czupała, Nina Zhou, Andrew Tay, Soon‐Kiat Chiang, Monika Capińska, Vira Pomyluiko, Barbara Ostafińska-Molik, Marta Czupała, Marta Żywiołek-Szeja, Cheng-Fang Yen, R. W. McIntyre, Roger Ho · 发表于：Frontiers in Public Health · 年份：2026 · DOI：10.3389/fpubh.2025.1731764 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Migration, Health and Trauma、Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones、Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges

Background: The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict has led to the large-scale displacement of over one million Ukrainian citizens, predominantly women and children, seeking protection in Poland. This necessitates a rigorous investigation into the factors associated with psychological conditions and adaptive coping mechanisms employed by this vulnerable population. Methods: = 24, 8.3%), gender was not included as a variable in the analyses. Participants were recruited through social workers and psychologists working in Collective Accommodation Centers, and Integration Centers in Poland for Ukrainian refugees. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress symptoms were assessed using the DASS-21, psychological wellbeing with the PERMA-Profiler, and coping with stress strategies using the Brief-COPE. Results: Analysis revealed significantly elevated psychological distress among Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Multivariate regression models identified independent predictors of mental health, wellbeing and coping with stress. Older age, partnered status, and skills-matched employment are key predictors of depression. Higher education and partnered status are negative predictors of anxiety, and older age is a negative predictor of stress. Skills-matched employment emerged as a predictor of wellbeing, though only 23.5% of this highly educated sample held such positions. Access to information, receipt of psychological assistance, and current employment are predictors of problem-focused coping, while...