Perceptions of Security, Life Satisfaction and Expectations Among Adolescents in Ukraine Based on the Results of Research Study «characteristics of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Youth in Ukraine»

Abstract

The study results shown in this paper have been the part of the study "Characteristics of alcohol and other drug use among youth in Ukraine" funded by the University of Michigan, Addiction Center.Conducted a cross-sectional study assessed 664 adolescents in Ukraine and showed a significant percentage of teens faced with war consequences, such as family income loss, personal income loss and even with family members wounded or killed.Objective. The study aims to evaluate adolescents' perceptions of psychological and social aspects of life.Background. Psychological, psychiatric, and social studies show the important role of timely psychosocial evaluation to recognize, predict and prevent psychopathological disorders among adolescents [1 -5].Previous investigations of the psychopathological state of adolescents in Ukraine found correlation between socioeconomic and psychological characteristics [6,7]. Teens of Ukraine are predisposed to increased risk of anxiety disorders development due to the difficult period of economic and political instability, and military actions in Ukraine since 2013.This study explores psychological, social aspects of adolescents to assess psychopathological disorders, their development and relationships with social and economic (including living under the stress due to unstable military circumstances) characteristics of teens in Ukraine. Study design and methodsThe study results shown in this paper have been the part of the Study of "Characteristics of alcohol and other drug use among youth in Ukraine" supported by