Psychological help preferences test and motivation of Ukrainian veterans with the use of designed questionnaire and Zeigarnik Effect

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https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2024.2.01

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war veterans, psychological help preferences, Zeigarnik effect, pilot study, veterans motivation

Abstract

In the article a new test to investigate preferences of Ukrainian veterans in receiving psychological help was presented. It is designed by war veteran young scientist to be as simple as possible for veterans not to consume their time. Named “10 Voronins’ Questions” (10VQ). It is also designed to motivate veterans think of help to prevent suicides by the means of Zeigarnik effect. Pilot study based on 43 randomly tested Ukrainian war veterans is also introduced. Possible advantages of this method are briefly presented and analyzed.

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2024-04-30

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VORONIN, M. (2024). Psychological help preferences test and motivation of Ukrainian veterans with the use of designed questionnaire and Zeigarnik Effect. EUROPEAN HUMANITIES STUDIES: State and Society, 2(2), 4–15. https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2024.2.01

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EDUCATION AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR