Experiences of the Ukrainian adolescents during the Russia-Ukraine 2022 War

IF 1.6 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Irene Lopatovska, Kirtika Arora, Flita Veleny Fernandes, Anjali Rao, Simona Sivkoff-Livneh, B. Stamm
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Purpose The study aims to explore the current experiences of Ukrainian adolescents affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. The study focused on the changes in adolescents’ lives caused by the war, adolescents’ emotional reactions to the disruptions caused by the war, coping strategies employed by adolescents in dealing with disruptions and the role of information technology in supporting new realities and coping strategies of adolescents. Design/methodology/approach This study relied on semi-structured interviews conducted on Zoom with 27 Ukrainian adolescents ages 10-18. Participants were recruited using the snowball sample and came from various regions of Ukraine. The interview notes and partial transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify the common and unique patterns in participant responses. Findings The interview data revealed the signs of traumatic experiences and various stages and methods of coping with them. Participants’ resilience was supported by external factors, including families, communities, continuous schooling, ability to talk to friends, information technology, as well as internal skills, including social competence, problem-solving, critical consciousness, autonomy and a sense of purpose. Participants shared specific recommendations for improving information platforms and online content, e.g. making them more accessible and affordable for Ukrainian users, improving content curation and personalization, creating and promoting Ukrainian content and others. Research limitations/implications Research relied on convenience sample of participants who had access to information communication technology (ICT), were aware and had an ability to participate. Field work is needed to reach out to participants without access to ICT. Practical implications This study contains broad recommendations for improving information technologies for the use of Ukrainian adolescents. Social implications This research offers three timely account of the first-hand experiences of Ukrainian adolescents affected by the Russia-Ukraine war and can inform future work aimed at improving life conditions for teen population. Originality/value This study relied on first-hand reports of Ukrainian adolescents’ experiences, feelings and coping strategies during the first three months of Russia-Ukraine war. The study applied war trauma and resilience frameworks to interpret the findings and translate some of the findings into practical recommendations for the information science community.
2022年俄乌战争期间乌克兰青少年的经历
目的探讨受俄乌战争影响的乌克兰青少年的现状。研究的重点是战争对青少年生活造成的改变、青少年对战争造成的破坏的情绪反应、青少年在处理破坏时采用的应对策略以及信息技术在支持新现实中的作用和青少年的应对策略。设计/方法/方法本研究依赖于在Zoom上对27名10-18岁的乌克兰青少年进行的半结构化访谈。参与者是使用雪球样本招募的,他们来自乌克兰的不同地区。对访谈笔记和部分笔录进行专题分析,以确定参与者回答的共同和独特模式。调查结果:访谈数据揭示了创伤经历的迹象,以及不同的阶段和应对方法。参与者的适应力受到外部因素的支持,包括家庭、社区、持续教育、与朋友交谈的能力、信息技术,以及内部技能,包括社会能力、解决问题的能力、批判意识、自主性和目标感。与会者分享了改善信息平台和在线内容的具体建议,例如使乌克兰用户更容易获得和负担得起,改进内容管理和个性化,创建和推广乌克兰内容等。研究的局限性/意义研究依赖于方便样本的参与者,他们有机会获得信息通信技术(ICT),了解并有能力参与。需要开展实地工作,帮助无法获得信息和通信技术的参与者。实际意义本研究包含了改善乌克兰青少年使用信息技术的广泛建议。社会意义本研究提供了受俄乌战争影响的乌克兰青少年的三个及时的第一手经验,并可以为未来旨在改善青少年人口生活条件的工作提供信息。原创性/价值本研究依赖于俄乌战争前三个月乌克兰青少年的经历、感受和应对策略的第一手报告。该研究应用战争创伤和复原力框架来解释研究结果,并将一些研究结果转化为信息科学界的实用建议。
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Information and Learning Sciences
Information and Learning Sciences INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
CiteScore
9.50
自引率
2.90%
发文量
30
期刊介绍: Information and Learning Sciences advances inter-disciplinary research that explores scholarly intersections shared within 2 key fields: information science and the learning sciences / education sciences. The journal provides a publication venue for work that strengthens our scholarly understanding of human inquiry and learning phenomena, especially as they relate to design and uses of information and e-learning systems innovations.
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