Journal Health of Woman. 2026. 3(184): 148-158. doi: 10.15574/HW.2026.3(184).148158
Afanasenko V. I.¹, Romanovska D. D.², Fedorova I. V.³, Pikovets N. V.⁴, Podorozhnyi V. H.^5
1Khmelnitsky National University, Ukraine
²Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine
³Odesa State Agrarian University, Ukraine
⁴Private institution «Institute of higher education International Humanitarian and Pedagogical Institute «Beit Khana», Dnipro, Ukraine
⁵Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University, Ukraine.

For citation: Afanasenko VI, Romanovska DD, Fedorova IV, Pikovets NV, Podorozhnyi VH. (2026). Psychological culture of women as a factor of professional self-realization in wartime conditions. Ukrainian Journal Health of Woman. 3(184): 148-158. doi: 10.15574/HW.2026.3(184).148158
Article received: Jan 24, 2026. Accepted for publication: Jun 01, 2026.

The psychological culture of women is a key internal resource that determines their ability to successfully realize themselves professionally in conditions of specific and crisis challenges, such as martial law. The present is determined by the social difficulties that Ukrainian society has encountered. Significant changes are taking place in the social roles and professional trajectories of women. Psychological culture is becoming a dynamic system with intellectual, emotional, motivational and social components. The structure of psychological culture consists of psychological literacy, competence, value-semantic aspects, self-reflection skills and the ability to engage in cultural activities.
Aim – to conduct a theoretical analysis of scientific sources that characterize the psychological culture of women as a factor of professional self-realization in wartime conditions.
Professional self-realization is influenced by a combination of internal (personal) and external (socio-psychological) factors. The key internal conditions are motivation for self-improvement, adequate self-esteem, clear value orientations and psychological stability. External conditions create a favorable moral and psychological climate in the work team, opportunities to show initiative, practical provision of gender equality in the professional environment.
The motivational space of women in the context of a war situation is changing. High psychological culture helps to preserve professional identity even in conditions of forced migration, loss of job or the need to master new occupations in the areas of volunteering or public activity. A developed psychological culture is not only the basis of women's personal success, but also an important social resource for the post-war reconstruction of the country.
The authors declare the absence of a conflict of interest.
Keywords: psychological culture, professional self-realization, women, martial law conditions, psychological stability, adaptation, motivation, personal resource, value orientations, resilience.

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