Impact of the War in Ukraine on the Ability of Children to Recognize Basic Emotions.

Objectives: This study assessed emotion recognition skills in school-age children in wartime conditions in Ukraine.

Methods: An online survey based on the concept of basic emotions was administrated to a sample of 419 schoolchildren from Ukraine and a control group of 310 schoolchildren from the Czech Republic, aged 8 to 12.

Results: There is no difference in judging the intensity of anger and fear by Ukrainian children, compared with the control group.