Psychological well-being in Europe after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, significantly impacted global well-being. A longitudinal experience-sampling study across 17 European countries (1,341 participants, 44,894 assessments) revealed a substantial well-being decline on the invasion day. Recovery varied based on individual personality traits, with individuals low in trait Stability showing minimal recovery. Well-being correlated negatively with war salience on social media. The study highlights the psychological consequences of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Julian Scharbert, Sarah Humberg, Lara Kroencke, Thomas Reiter, Sophia Sakel, Julian ter Horst, Katharina Utesch, Samuel D. Gosling, Gabriella Harari, Sandra C. Matz, Clemens Stachl, Natalia M. A. Aguilar, Dayana Amante, Sibele D. Aquino, Franco Bastias, Alireza Bornamanesh, Chloe Bracegirdle, Luís A. M. Campos, Bruno Chauvin, Nicoleen Coetzee, Anna Dorfman, Monika dos Santos, Rita W. El-Haddad, Malgorzata Fajkowska, Asli Göncü-Köse, Augusto Gnisci, Stavros Hadjisolomou, William W. Hale III, Maayan Katzir, Lili Khechuashvili, Alexander Kirchner-Häusler, Patrick F. Kotzur, Sarah Kritzler, Jackson G. Lu, Gustavo D. S. Machado, Khatuna Martskvishvili, Francesca Mottola, Maor Shani, Ewa Skimina, Stefania Paolini, Marco Perugini, Odile Rohmer, Yasser Saeedian, Ida Sergi, Martin Obschonka, Luke D. Smillie, Sanaz Talaifar, Thomas Talhelm, Tülüce Tokat, Ana Torres, Claudio V. Torres, Jasper Van Assche, Liuqing Wei, Aslı Yalçın, Maarten van Zalk, Markus Bühner, Mitja D. Back