Journal Health of Woman. 2026. 3(184): 126-136. doi: 10.15574/HW.2026.3(184).126136
Kudermina O. I.¹, Slurdenko D. O.², Shportun O. M.³, Bilonozhko N. Io.⁴, Ivanchenko Ie. A.^4
1National academy of internal affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine
²National Academy of National Guard of Ukraine, Kharkiv
³PHEE «Vinnytsia Academy of Continuing Education», Ukraine
⁴Military Academy, Odesa, Ukraine

For citation: Kudermina OI, Slurdenko DO, Shportun OM, Bilonozhko NIo, Ivanchenko IeA. (2026). Social and psychological problems of internally displaced women. Ukrainian Journal Health of Woman. 3(184): 126-136. doi: 10.15574/HW.2026.3(184).126136
Article received: Jan 23, 2026. Accepted for publication: Jun 01, 2026.

Aim – to conduct a theoretical analysis of scientific sources that characterize the social and psychological problems faced by women among internally displaced persons in martial law.
Psychological and social problems of women IDPs are directly related to the large-scale forced displacement of the population caused by full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine. The most numerous and vulnerable group among migrants are women of different age categories. The largest share of the problems of women IDPs depends on forced evacuation, loss of property, destruction of the usual order. All this triggers long-term destructive changes that negatively affect the vital activity and internal state of women’s personalities. Among the problems of women IDPs are gender factors; social difficulties; breakdown of established interpersonal relationships; acute housing instability; unemployment and loss of professional status. There is often a need to care for loved ones, so women are forced to accept low-paid work, which triggers the process of personal devaluation. Psychological problems exist due to the fact that displaced women are in a state of chronic stress for a long time (the psyche functions in the «combat readiness» mode and depletes adaptive resources). This leads to total emotional burnout and the formation of constant helplessness and loss of faith in the ability to control the future. This category of women has a tendency to suppress emotions in order to maintain external strength and high sensitivity to re-traumatization through various triggers.
To overcome this circle of vulnerability, a support system is necessary. It should combine the tools of classical social work (payments, social and legal assistance), as well as flexibility in informal approaches aimed at restoring the psycho-emotional potential of the woman’s personality.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Keywords: internally displaced persons, displaced women, social adaptation, psychological trauma, chronic stress, housing instability, professional devaluation, anxiety, emotional burnout, social work.

REFERENCES

1. Bihun NI. (2009). Psykholohichni umovy osobystisnoho rozvytku pidlitkiv z depresyvnymy rozladamy. Dysertatsiia … kand. psykhol. nauk : 19.00.07. Kamianets-Podilskyi: 265. URL: https://enpuir.udu.edu.ua/entities/publication/5907a63e-91d8-4d73-90fd-974586214be3.

2. Bihun NI. (2011). Psykholohichni zasoby formuvannia osobystisnoi zakhyshchenosti shchodo dii depresohennykh faktoriv. Visnyk Kamianets-Podilskoho natsionalnoho universytetu im. I. Ohiienka. Kamianets-Podilsk. 3: 3-7. URL: https://enpuirb.udu.edu.ua/server/api/core/bitstreams/505794cd-2c00-4591-9c96-dd72861e115f/content.

3. Blokhina IO. (2021). Psykholohichni prychyny vynyknennia tryvozhnosti u studentiv. Naukovyi visnyk Uzhhorodskoho natsionalnoho universytetu: 82-86. URL: https://ela.kpi.ua/items/3764fac3-5fef-4f5c-9734-1f30f99df98a.

4. Chaikovska OM, Hanin TA. (2026). Psykholohichni chynnyky tryvozhnosti ta depresyvnykh tendentsii u zhinok z chysla vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib. The IV International scientific and practical conference «Modern technologies and society: impact and future challenges», January 26-28, 2026. Sofia, Bulgaria: 170-172. URL: https://eu-conf.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MODERN-TECHNOLOGIES-AND-SOCIETY-IMPACT-AND-FUTURE-CHALLENGES.pdf#page=171.

5. Chornyi SV. (2007). Neiro- ta psykhofiziolohichnyi analiz stanu tryvozhnosti u liudyny. Avtoreferat dysertatsii … kand. bioloh. nauk : 03.00.13. Simferopol: 21. URL: https://irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/publ/REF-0000240976.

6. Hruzynska I. (2022). Problema emotsiinoho reahuvannia na stresovi sytuatsii v umovakh voiennoho stanu. Visnyk natsionalnoho aviatsiinoho universytetu. seriia: pedahohika. psykholohiia. 21; 2: 4-9. URL: https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/59158.

7. Hryshchenko SV. (2019). Samovdoskonalennia osobystosti. Monohrafiia. Chernihiv, Vydavnytstvo «Desna Polihraf»: 192.

8. Huliaieva LP. (2023). Vplyv viiny na zainiatist zhinok-vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib v Ukraini. Ekonomika ta suspilstvo. 51. https://doi.org/10.32782/2524-0072/2023-51-33

9. Huliaieva LP, Oliinyk AA. (2023). Finansovyi stan zhinok-vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib v Ukraini. Problemy suchasnykh transformatsii. Seriia: ekonomika ta upravlinnia: 8. https://doi.org/10.54929/2786-5738-2023-8-08-03

10. Kohut OO. (2025). Psykholohichne blahopoluchchia vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib. Naukovyi visnyk Uzhhorodskoho natsionalnoho universytetu: Seriia: Psykholohiia. 2: 127-134. https://doi.org/10.32782/psy-visnyk/2025.2.23

11. Kotukh OV. (2023). Psykholohichne blahopoluchchia vnutrishno peremishchenoi osoby: adaptatsiia ta intehratsiia v novu hromadu. Naukovyi visnyk Khersonskoho derzhavnoho universytetu. Seriia: Psykholohichni nauky. 1: 56-61. URL: https://pj.journal.kspu.edu/index.php/pj/article/view/1289.

12. Kudinova M, Kozhanova D. (2024). Psykholohichni osoblyvosti vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib: teoretychnyi analiz problemy. Naukovi pratsi Mizhrehionalnoi Akademii upravlinnia personalom. Psykholohiia. 2(63): 17-24. URL: https://journals.maup.com.ua/index.php/psychology/article/view/3982. https://doi.org/10.32689/maup.psych.2024.2.2

13. Lohvynova MO. (2019). Vnutrishno peremishcheni osoby yak katehoriia vymushenykh mihrantiv: poniattia ta oznaky. Naukovyi visnyk Khersonskoho derzhavnoho universytetu. 11: 44-50. URL: http://nbuv.gov.ua/UJRN/ksuhsgs_2019_11_8.

14. Mykhliuk E, Lohovskyi I. (2024). Psykholohichni osoblyvosti zhyttiestiikosti vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib. Problemy ekstremalnoi ta kryzovoi psykholohii. Kharkiv. NUTsZU. 1(7): 105-117. URL: https://repositsc.nuczu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/20259.

15. Nesterenko MO. (2021). Rol osobystisnykh resursiv u adaptatsii vymushenykh pereselentsiv do novykh umov zhyttia. Naukovyi zhurnal Humanitarni studii: istoriia ta pedahohika. 1(01): 200-202. URL: http://nauksgf.wunu.edu.ua/index.php/npsgf/article/view/171.

16. Pedorenko VM. (2022). Osoblyvosti psykhoemotsiinoho stanu pereselentsiv v umovakh inshoi krainy (na prykladi Nimechchyny). Naukovyi visnyk Uzhhorodskoho natsionalnoho universytetu. Seriia: Psykholohiia. 5: 5-10. URL: http://psy-visnyk.uzhnu.uz.ua/index.php/psy/article/view/157.

17. Perepelytsia AV, Opanasiuk OIu. (2024). Psykholohichni travmy ta trudnoshchi adaptatsii yak sotsialno-psykholohichni problemy vnutrishno peremishchenykh osib. Slobozhanskyi naukovyi visnyk. seriia: psykholohiia. 1: 148-151. https://doi.org/10.32782/psyspu/2024.1.26

18. Shylina NIe. (2023). Problema emotsiinoho stanu bizhentsiv ta poselentsiv za umov viiskoho konfliktu v Ukraini na prykladi studentiv 5 kursu. Vcheni zapysky TNU imeni VI. Vernadskoho. Seriia: Psykholohiia. 34(73); 2: 30-36. URL: https://psych.vernadskyjournals.in.ua/journal/2_2023/6.pdf.

19. Sukiasyan SG, Ghazaryan AA, Petrosyan MG, Harutyunyan AM, Danielyan SS. (2024). The Mental Health of Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Persons. Journal of Mental Health Research. 5; 4: 78-92. URL: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11839216/. https://doi.org/10.17816/CP15552; PMid:39980620 PMCid:PMC11839216

20. Varii MI. (2008). Psykholohiia osobystosti. Navchalnyi posibnyk. Kyiv: Tsentr uchbovoi literatury: 592. URL: https://psyhologdcpp.in.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/biblioteka/file7.pdf.

21. Zavhorodnia O, Kraieva O. (2023). Psykholohichni problemy osib, vymusheno peremishchenykh vnaslidok rosiiskoi ahresii. Visnyk Natsionalnoho universytetu oborony Ukrainy. 3; 73: 2-9. URL: http://visnyk.nuou.org.ua/article/view/276921/274320.

22. Zhinchyn MV. (2025). Problemy ta potreby vnutrishno peremishchenykh zhinok u konteksti viiny: rol hromadskykh ta blahodiinykh orhanizatsii. Psykholohiia ta sotsialna robota. 2: 44-51. https://doi.org/10.32782/2707-0409.2025.2.4