Проблема вивчення копінг-стратегій дружин військовослужбовців- комбатантів у сучасній мілітарній соціології

Abstract

Background: In modern military sociology, considerable attention is paid to the topic of coping strategies of military combatants’ spouses. This topic has been significantly updated in Ukraine in connection with the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which affected many Ukrainian families. Purpose: To analyze the coping strategies used by the spouses of military personnel in the world and Ukraine. Methods: The research methods were a qualitative content analysis of documents devoted to the social adaptation of military family members; in-depth semi-structured interviews with the spouses of Ukrainian servicemen-combatants. Results: According to the results of our study of coping strategies of the Ukrainian servicemen- combatants’ spouses, they prefer to use such coping strategies as social support from family members and close friends, helping other people, communication with a husband, positive reframing of the fact that a husband being transferred to the front, asking for information about the war, permanent keeping busy, venting to close persons. Conclusion: Thus, the results of our study indicate that it is necessary not only to study the coping strategies of the Ukrainian military combatants’ spouses but also to develop the concept of their social support, taking into account the methodological features of measuring coping strategies, as well as the results of Ukrainian and international sociological studies to optimize their social practices and provide social support for them. Keywords: coping strategies, greedy institution, army, spouses of Ukrainian combatants.