Attitudes Toward Health-Seeking Behaviors of College Students in Ukraine

Burlaka, Viktor; Churakova, Iuliia; Aavik, O.A.; Staller, Karen M.; Delva, Jorge

doi:10.1007/s11469-014-9483-4

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“…However, the other scenario is also possible in which primary IPV victimization increased the risk for subsequent alcohol use (Devries et al, 2014). This explanation is consistent with prior research with young Ukrainian adults who used alcohol as one of the main tools for coping with psychological problems (Burlaka, Churakova, Aavik, Staller, & Delva, 2014) in the absence of adequate mental health services (Burlaka, Churakova, Aavik, & Goldstein, 2014). …”

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confidence: 91%

Family factors and parenting in Ukraine

Burlaka

Graham‐Bermann

Delva

2017

Child Abuse & Neglect

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The present study aimed to estimate the use of positive and negative parenting practices in Ukraine and explore relationships between parenting practices, intimate partner violence (IPV), alcohol use, and sociodemographics. Parents of children (N=320) ages 9–16 from three Ukrainian regions answered questions from the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ), the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-R), Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES), and the Alcohol Use Section of the Drinking and Drug History and Current Use Patterns questionnaire. Ukrainian parents who reported lower use of alcohol, balanced family functioning and lower intimate partner violence were more likely to use positive parenting and less likely to use negative parenting practices. Parents with lower education were more likely to use negative parenting practices. Furthermore, alcohol use, IPV, parent education and higher family income were significantly and indirectly related with positive and negative parenting scores. The model explained 61% of variance in the positive parenting, 67% in the negative parenting.

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Family factors and parenting in Ukraine

Burlaka

Graham‐Bermann

Delva

2017

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Additionally, talking to other people about personal problems and mental health issues is perceived in Ukraine as a sign of weakness and personal failure (Burlaka et al 2014a). At the same time, seeking professional help is associated with stigma and distrust to helping professionals (Burlaka et al 2014b). Finally, as in other post-Soviet countries, people in Ukraine were raised in the centralized communist societies and may have a significantly lower sense of community and interpersonal support than people in the West.…”

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Relationship Between Alcohol Use, Spirituality, and Coping

Churakova

Burlaka

Parker

2017

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Authors investigated a relationship between the frequency of alcohol consumption, spirituality, and coping with everyday life events in a cross-sectional, community-based sample of 320 adults in Ukraine, the country with one of the highest alcohol consumption levels in the world. Face-to-face interviews with participants took place in rural and urban locations across Eastern, Southern, and Central Ukraine. Results of the ordinary least-squares regression suggest that a higher frequency of alcohol consumption was related with the lower use of positive reappraisal (β = −.27, p < .001), higher use of escape-avoidance (β = .23, p < .01) and confrontive (β = .15, p < .05) coping strategies, lower spirituality (β = −.20, p < .001), and younger age (β = −.11, p < .05). On the whole, current findings suggest that specific coping behaviors, younger age, and lower spirituality are involved in higher frequency of alcohol consumption among Ukrainian adults.

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“…It is also possible in more closely knit communities, families are more likely to trust and help each other when; for instance, there is a fight ensuing at a neighbor’s house. Because of multiple structural and attitudinal barriers to traditional psychological services (Burlaka, Churakova, Aavik, & Goldstein, 2014) Ukrainians with interpersonal and mental health issues primarily seek help from their friends and families (Burlaka, Churakova, Aavik, Staller, & Delva, 2014). Many women believe that violence is a private family matter that should not be disclosed to police (GfK Ukraine, 2010).…”

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The relationship between family, parent, and child characteristics and intimate-partner violence (IPV) among Ukrainian mothers.

Burlaka¹,

Grogan‐Kaylor²,

Савчук³

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Psychology of Violence

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Objective To assess the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in a sample of Ukrainian mothers of schoolchildren, and to examine the relationship between IPV and family, parent, and child characteristics utilizing multilevel models. Method Mothers of children aged 9–16 (n = 278, 93.5% Ukrainians) answered the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) assessing IPV. We also examined the relationship between IPV and maternal age, education, employment and marital status, family income, and rural or urban residence. Results Eighty-one percent of women reported psychological violence and 58% reported physical assault. On average, women reported 66 instances of IPV during the last year. Multilevel modeling revealed that lower maternal education, unemployment, not living with the husband or partner, and urban residency were associated with higher IPV victimization. Younger age and family income were not significantly related to IPV. Conclusions IPV was a significant social problem in the present sample of Ukrainian mothers of school age children. Future policy and violence prevention programming should focus on supporting academic and employment opportunities for women, particularly for those living in urban areas.

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Attitudes Toward Health-Seeking Behaviors of College Students in Ukraine

Cited by 22 publications

References 24 publications

Family factors and parenting in Ukraine

Family factors and parenting in Ukraine

Relationship Between Alcohol Use, Spirituality, and Coping

The relationship between family, parent, and child characteristics and intimate-partner violence (IPV) among Ukrainian mothers.

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