Personality Emotional Well-Being Under Uncertainty Conditions: Adaptation Psychological Resources

Abstract

The article presents theoretical and empirical study results of emotional well-being under uncertainty conditions as one of contemporary society key psychological phenomena. The relevance of the topic is determined by the fact that under war-related instability conditions, socio-economic transformations, forced migration, and chronic stress, the issue of preserving the mental health of the population becomes especially important. Emotional well-being is considered an essential indicator of successful adaptation, reflecting an individual’s ability to maintain inner balance, function productively, and cope constructively with life challenges. The purpose of the study was to identify the peculiarities of emotional well-being depending on uncertainty intolerance level, as well as to determine the psychological adaptation resources role under current crisis conditions. The sample consisted of 103 respondents aged 18 and older, some of whom changed their permanent place of residence after the full-scale war beginning. A set of psychodiagnostic methods was used to assess psychological health, subjective well-being, well-being cognitive characteristics, and uncertainty intolerance. The obtained data were processed using descriptive statistics, correlation, comparative, and regression analysis. It was found that respondents who experienced forced relocation demonstrated lower levels of emotional well-being, life satisfaction, and psychological stability compared to those who had not changed their residence place. A statistically significant negative relationship was identified between uncertainty intolerance and emotional well-being, indicating the adverse perceiving ambiguity and uncontrollability impact as threatening factors for the psycho-emotional state of personality. At the same time, social support, psychological flexibility, emotional self-regulation skills, and positive cognitive reappraisal were found to be important protective resources contributing to psychological balance. The study scientific novelty lies in emotional well-being psychological mechanism understanding in the wartime uncertainty context and in clarifying  the uncertainty intolerance role as a risk factor for emotional maladjustment. The practical results significance consists in their application possibility in psychological counseling, crisis intervention, psychoeducational programs, and work with internally displaced persons, and mental health support measures for Ukrainian population.