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Mental health, psychological wellbeing, and coping with stress by Ukrainian war refugees staying in Poland
Zhou, NinaTay, AndrewChiang, Soon-KiatCapińska, MonikaPomyluiko, ViraOstafińska-Molik, BarbaraCzupała, MartaŻywiołek-Szeja, MartaYen, Cheng-FangMcIntyre, Roger S.Ho, Roger C.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: This quantitative, online survey study comprised a sample of N = 290 adult participants (91.7% female, mean age 43.6 years). Due to the small number of male participants (n = 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 psychological assistance is a predictor of emotion-focused coping. Avoidant coping showed no significant model fit. Conclusion: The findings underscore the critical need for comprehensive, evidence-based mental health interventions and accessible psychosocial support for Ukrainian refugees. The results indicate the modifiable post-migration factors important for refugee adaptation. Policy priorities should include early mental health screening targeting younger adults and unpartnered individuals, facilitation of skills-matched employment, provision of clear information about legal rights and available services, and culturally sensitive interventions that promote adaptive coping mechanisms.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2025-08-22
Temporal landmarks help to change eating habits: the case of home delivered meals in Poland
Temporal landmarks - such as the beginning of a week or a month - may help individuals overcome present bias and promote delayed gratification in health-related decision-making. Drawing on the concept of negative discounting, wherein delayed consumption gains value through anticipation and imagination, this study investigates whether temporal landmarks function as psychological anchors that facilitate the initiation of real-life dietary change. We analyzed nearly one million orders from 27 diet catering companies in Poland (2022–2023), supplemented by detailed monthly data from August 2024. The results reveal that consumers systematically align the initiation of dietary changes with temporal landmarks. As confirmed by the yearly data analysis, they tend to place orders just before or just after the start of a new month or week. Additionally, there was a strong preference for Monday as the first delivery day, regardless of the length of the catering plan. These findings provide large-scale behavioral evidence supporting the role of negative discounting in health-related consumer behavior. They also demonstrate how temporal landmarks can be strategically leveraged to encourage long-term dietary change. The study offers practical insights for designing interventions that align with natural temporal rhythms to promote healthier eating habits.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2026-01-19
Pessoptimist About China's Future: Scientific Progress and Social Harmony in Hospital by Han Song and Nova by Cao Fei
This paper analyses the critical responses to the official Chinese Communist Party narratives of scientific progress and social harmony found in Han Song's 韩松 2016 novel Hospital (医院, Yiyuan) and Cao Fei's 曹斐 2019 film Nova (新星, Xin xing). Both works challenge the state's vision of a technologically determined, utopian future. The study explores how these texts subvert the official discourse by critically examining four thematic areas: the relationship between past and future, China and the outside world; the personal dimension of the quest for scientific progress; the disconnect between state-level achievements and the livelihood of ordinary citizens; and the concept of personal freedom and happiness. Both works depict a relentless pursuit of progress that leads to the erosion of individual agency, transforming citizens into objects of (bio)technological experimentation. By offering counter-narratives to the state's sociotechnical imaginary, Han Song and Cao Fei provide an ambivalent vision of China's future, one rooted in the anxieties of its present.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article If I cannot bounce back easily, can I handle the truth? Satisfaction in romantic relationships, resilience and preference towards prosocial lies
Although honesty is vital for trust and stability, individuals in romantic relationships may sometimes favor deception over harsh truths. This study examines the relationship between relationship satisfaction, resilience, and the preference for hearing prosocial lies from a romantic partner. We hypothesized that prosocial lies may be positively linked to relationship satisfaction, especially for less resilient individuals who rely on positive feed- back to manage stress. First, we piloted scenarios depicting prosocial and egoistic lies in romantic relationships. Next, individuals (N = 672) chose whether they preferred their partner to lie or tell the truth. Results showed that lower relationship satisfaction was associated with a greater preference for hearing prosocial lies. This association was mediated by perceiving truth as harmful at mean and high levels of emotional resilience, indicating that prosocial lies are less desired in satisfying relationships but preferred in strained ones.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article - 2025
Partycypacja i reprezentacja. Głos młodych Europejczyków w kształtowaniu demokracji
The article analyses the attitudes and expectations of young Europeans towards the democratic system in the context of declining trust in political institutions. The aim of the discussion is to identify the reasons for the observed criticism and to examine the extent to which the solutions proposed by young people (recommendations for policymakers and the education sector) focus on deepening participation and increasing the transparency of decision-making processes. The article presents the results of the Youth Democracy Labs workshops organised as part of the ActEU project (“Towards a new era of representative democracy: Activating European citizens’ trust in times of crises and polarisation”), which served to examine the attitudes of young Europeans towards the democratic system and to develop the aforementioned recommendations. Based on 17 workshops conducted in 10 European Union countries, including Poland, the main areas in which changes should be made were identified. The results indicate that young Europeans, although critical of institutions, remain committed to democratic values and willing to participate actively in public life, provided that mechanisms conducive to this are created. An analysis of the recommendations also reveals the specific local context, e.g. the strongly emphasised need in Poland for civic education and the development of digital tools to facilitate civic participation.Otwarty dostępArtykułyJournal article