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- The study investigated the impact of war exposure on PTSD symptoms, nightmares, fear, and insomnia among 1,072 university students in Western Ukraine during the ongoing conflict.
- Positive correlations were identified, showing that as war exposure increased, so did experiences of nightmares, fear, insomnia, and PTSD symptoms.
- The findings suggest that women experienced higher levels of fear and PTSD symptoms, highlighting the need for targeted treatment strategies focusing on nightmares and insomnia to prevent PTSD in young adults.
Article Abstract
The present study examined the associations between war-related exposure, nightmares, fear, insomnia, and PTSD symptoms among university students from Western Ukraine. An online cross-sectional study was performed among 1,072 university students (80% of whom were women) during the war. Eight questions were developed to assess exposure to war, and seven items were designed regarding nightmares of war. War-related PTSD symptoms were assessed using an abbreviated six-item PTSD checklist (PCL-6), insomnia was measured using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and to examine fear of war, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FoCV-19S) was adopted. Positive correlations were found between exposure to war, nightmares of war, fear of war, insomnia, and war-related PTSD. The path model using structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis showed that the chain mediation partially explains the relationship between war exposure and war-related PTSD symptoms via nightmares of war, fear of war, and insomnia among university students during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Women scored significantly higher than men in fear of war and symptoms of insomnia and PTSD, but the path model was invariant across genders. Young adults require treatment focused primarily on nightmares, insomnia, and fear of war to prevent PTSD symptoms.
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