Exploring Resilience and Its Determinants in the Forced Migration of Ukrainian Citizens: A Psychological Perspective

Yaryna Andrushko () and Stephanie T. Lanza
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Yaryna Andrushko: Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Stephanie T. Lanza: Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: This study enhances the understanding of resilience in forced migration through a psychological lens, highlighting the importance of identifying resilience determinants and evidence-based interventions. By fostering resilience, policymakers and practitioners can support the well-being and adaptive capacities of forcibly displaced Ukrainians, promoting psychological recovery, social integration, and positive long-term outcomes for affected individuals and communities. To determine the key resilience indicators, survey data were collected in 2023 from n = 502 Ukrainian refugees living in the U.S. (M age = 27 years). Individuals reported various psychological factors and cultural experiences, revealing high resilience and low-stress tolerance among forced Ukrainian migrants in the U.S., along with a strong correlation between their adopted acculturation strategies and their resilience and levels of traumatization.

Keywords: resilience; forced migration; trauma; acculturation; Ukrainian refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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