Resilience as a factor in psychologists' subjective well-being in war conditions

Introduction. In today's world, which is characterized by highly stressful situations and challenges, the role of individual resilience is becoming of great importance. This is especially relevant for specialists in the field of psychology in wartime conditions. In the context of ongoing military conflict in Ukraine, psychologists' resilience becomes even more significant, as they are among the first to provide assistance to victims. Aim: to measure the level of psychologists' resilience as their subjective well-being factor in war conditions. Methods: 1) The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), adaptation by N.V. Shkolina, I.I. Shapoval, I.V. Orlova, I.O. Stanislavchuk; 2) The Modified BBC Subjective Well-Being Scale (BBC-SWB), P. Pontin, M. Schwannauer, S. Tai, M. Kinderman, adaptation by L.M. Karamushka, K.V Tereshchenko, O.V. Kredentser; 3) Positive Mental Health Scale (Pmh-Scale), J. Lukat, J. Margraf, R. Lutz, W.M. van der Veld, & E.S. Becker, adaptation by L.M. Karamushka, O.V. Tereshchenko; 4) Brief Resilience Scale (BRS); 5) Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS). Results. The levels of resilience of psychologists and commercial organization employees were at an average level. At the same time, the general level of psychologists' resilience was higher than that of commercial organization employees according to all used scales. It was shown that psychologists who had undergone personal psychotherapy had higher resilience than those who had not. The were found relationships between psychologists' resilience and their subjective well-being and positive mental health. Conclusions. The obtained data can be used by counselors, psychologists and teachers of higher educational institutions to design resilience developing psychological interventions.