PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS OF SELF-EFFICACY AMONG UKRA INIAN WOMEN IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR

Abstract

The article focuses on the study of psychological factors influencing the general and professional self-efficacy of Ukrainian women in the context of real-life war. The relevance of the study is determined by the need to identify internal psychological resources that enable women to maintain their activity, adaptability, and faith in their own capabilities under extreme life circumstances. The study involved 90 women aged 20 to 52 representing various professional groups. A set of valid and reliable psychodiagnostic instruments was used to assess personality traits, resilience, locus of control, emotional background, life satisfaction, as well as indicators of general and professional self-efficacy. The method of multiple regression analysis was employed to identify the key factors influencing selfefficacy. It was found that women’s general self-efficacy under wartime conditions is largely determined by positive forms of thinking, an optimistic emotional background, an internal locus of control, openness to new experience, dominance, conscientiousness, intellectual effectiveness, positive self-attitude, well-being, and consistency between set and achieved goals. Sensitivity and an external locus of control act as negative predictors of general selfefficacy. Women’s professional self-efficacy is largely determined by the levels of resilience, independence, selfacceptance, interest in life, openness to new experience, dominance, conscientiousness, intellectual effectiveness, and consistency in life goals. Emotional instability and excessive flexibility have a negative impact on professional self-efficacy. The presence of common (basic) factors of both general and professional self-efficacy was revealed, including openness to new experience, dominance, conscientiousness, intellectual effectiveness, and goal consistency. At the same time, specific determinants of each type of self-efficacy were identified: emotional and value-based resources (faith, hope, optimism, positive emotional background) for general self-efficacy, and personal stability (resilience), autonomy, and life activity for professional self-efficacy. The obtained results deepen our scientific understanding of the psychological factors that maintain women’s self-efficacy under crisis conditions and have important practical implications for the development of psychological support programs aimed at enhancing stress resistance, professional adaptation, and psychological well-being among Ukrainian women in wartime.