Mindfulness in Posttraumatic Growth of War-Affected People: A Commentary on Expanding Oman’s Public Health Framework for Trauma Recovery in Ukrainian Contexts

StatusVoR
Simple item page
dc.abstract.enThis commentary responds to a recently published comprehensive framework for integrating mindfulness into global public health by evaluating its application to war-affected populations, with primary focus on the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war and Ukrainian populations. While Oman’s framework provides a valuable foundation for the integration of mindfulness within public health systems, we argue that it requires further development to adequately address the complex needs of combat veterans, volunteers, and civilians experiencing ongoing warfare. Drawing on recent developments in posttraumatic growth research and cognitive behavioral therapy, we propose enhancements to mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) that incorporate interpersonal emotional connections called "attraction relationships"-encompassing companionship, friendship, romantic bonds, and family ties and nature-based activation as critical components. We further identify limitations of existing assessment tools and outline directions for culturally adapted interventions that more accurately reflect the lived realities of war in Ukrainian contexts. This commentary expands Oman’s framework by integrating interpersonal and environmental dimensions into trauma recovery. We identify “attraction relationships” as a significant socio-attentional environment (Axis A8) and a crucial meso-level structure (Axis A7). We argue that for war-affected populations, the restorative environment is no longer solely physical but may also be conditioned by interpersonal bonds that provide the social-ecological foundation for religious and spiritual factors (Axis A12) that foster posttraumatic growth.
dc.affiliationInterdyscyplinarne Centrum Badań Aktywności Społecznej i Dobrostanu
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Katowicach
dc.contributor.authorHapon, Nadiya
dc.contributor.authorChudzicka-Czupała, Agata
dc.contributor.authorDubniak, Zlatyslav
dc.contributor.authorŻywiołek‑Szeja, Marta
dc.contributor.authorCzupała, Marta
dc.contributor.authorYen, Cheng‑Fang
dc.contributor.authorHo, Roger
dc.date.access2026-02-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-11T12:51:16Z
dc.date.available2026-02-11T12:51:16Z
dc.date.created2026-01-15
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This commentary responds to a recently published comprehensive framework for integrating mindfulness into global public health by evaluating its application to war-affected populations, with primary focus on the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war and Ukrainian populations. While Oman’s framework provides a valuable foundation for the integration of mindfulness within public health systems, we argue that it requires further development to adequately address the complex needs of combat veterans, volunteers, and civilians experiencing ongoing warfare. Drawing on recent developments in posttraumatic growth research and cognitive behavioral therapy, we propose enhancements to mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) that incorporate interpersonal emotional connections called "attraction relationships"-encompassing companionship, friendship, romantic bonds, and family ties and nature-based activation as critical components. We further identify limitations of existing assessment tools and outline directions for culturally adapted interventions that more accurately reflect the lived realities of war in Ukrainian contexts. This commentary expands Oman’s framework by integrating interpersonal and environmental dimensions into trauma recovery. We identify “attraction relationships” as a significant socio-attentional environment (Axis A8) and a crucial meso-level structure (Axis A7). We argue that for war-affected populations, the restorative environment is no longer solely physical but may also be conditioned by interpersonal bonds that provide the social-ecological foundation for religious and spiritual factors (Axis A12) that foster posttraumatic growth.</jats:p>
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.grantnumberUniversity Research Development Fund 4008-A5-06
dc.description.granttitleMindfulness in Posttraumatic Growth of War-Affected People: A Commentary on Expanding Oman’s Public Health Framework for Trauma Recovery in Ukrainian Contexts
dc.description.physical1-11
dc.description.sdgGoodHealthAndWellBeing
dc.description.sdgSustainableCitiesAndCommunities
dc.description.sdgPeaceJusticeAndStrongInstitutions
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12671-026-02768-z
dc.identifier.eissn1868-8535
dc.identifier.issn1868-8527
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/2181
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12671-026-02768-z
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enmindfulness
dc.subject.enposttraumatic growth
dc.subject.enwar trauma
dc.subject.enattraction relationships
dc.subject.enpublic health
dc.subject.enPHIOMM framework
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleMindfulness in Posttraumatic Growth of War-Affected People: A Commentary on Expanding Oman’s Public Health Framework for Trauma Recovery in Ukrainian Contexts
dc.title.journalMindfulness
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle