Empiric research of the phenomenon of women's loneliness in the conditions of social transformations and military challenges

Abstract

The article provides a brief summary of empirical research on women's loneliness in conditions of social transformations and war. The relevance of the problem is substantiated: widespread experiences of isolation, loss of emotional contact and inner emptiness, which are exacerbated by forced displacement and the destruction of social ties and are superimposed on women's role multitasking. Scientific approaches interpret loneliness as a multidimensional phenomenon with emotional and social components, associated with anxietydepressive symptoms and health status; at the same time, Ukrainian studies record the growth of loneliness due to the deformation of support networks and changes in social roles.
Despite this, there is a lack of empirical work that comprehensively takes into account age, IDP status, the quality of offline/online ties, the level of social support, resilience and digital communication as a resource or risk. The aim of the article is to identify the level and structure of women's loneliness and empirically establish individual psychological and social factors of its intensity. Tools: Loneliness questionnaire by L. V. Tyslyuk (humanistic qualitativequantitative approach with open-ended questions about the content of the experience, frequency, causes, resources and obstacles). The data obtained show that most respondents do not have a stable feeling of loneliness: 60–65% indicated “no/rarely”, 25–30% — periodic episodes, 5–10% — frequent or chronic experience. The reasons are conditionally divided into social (≈40%; lack of loved ones/support), intrapersonal (≈30%; low self-esteem, fear of rejection, emotional closure), life circumstances (≈20%; war, relocation, divorce, illness) and conscious/desired loneliness (≈10%). Overcoming is based mainly on social activity and support (communication, meetings, communities), professional employment, meaningful leisure (reading, hobbies) and reflection; at the same time, internal barriers (fear, anxiety, isolation) in some women make it difficult to get out of the state of isolation.
It is concluded that loneliness in women's experience has a dynamic, situationally dependent nature and is formed in the interaction of social conditions, personal characteristics and traumatic events. The practical significance lies in the need for multi-level interventions: development of resilience and emotional competence, strengthening support networks, creation of social integration programs for vulnerable groups (in particular, IDPs). Prospects for further research include mediation/moderation models(social support, resilience, online communication), age and status comparisons, validation of tools for the military context.