Abstract:
Aim. The empirical study of gender differences in the dispositional mental states
of university teachers who were internally displaced during martial law.
Methods. A combined research strategy was used, integrating the methods for
comparing samples of female and male participants. The different types of dispositional
mental states of the respondents were identified by the author’s methodology
for the study of dominant mental states.
Results. It was discovered that the respondents’ psychological content parameters
showed statistically significant gender-based differences. Group 1 prevailed
in terms of anxiety (U = 855.0; p = .000). Group 2 prevailed in terms of self-control
(U = 975.0; p = .001); awareness of events (U = 707.5; p = .000); expected attitude
(U = 1074.0; p = .006); expected result (U = 1067.0; p = .006) and psychological wellbeing
(U = 1113.5; p = .014). The dispositional mental states of a female sample of
internally displaced university teachers were represented by five components with
a total variation of Σd = 74.527%. The male sample had four factors with a total variation
Σd = 94.442%. It was stated that there were significant differences between the
dispositional mental states of female and male teachers in terms of formal characteristics
and content loading of components.
Conclusions. The scientific value of empirical facts about the dispositional
mental states of university teachers who were internally displaced as a result of
wartime action is justified. The importance of incorporating the discovered results
into scientific and educational processes is emphasised.
Description:
Popovych, I., Hudimova, A., Bokhonkova, Yu., Savchuk, O., Hoian, I., & Shevchenko, N. (2023). Dispositional Mental States of Internally Displaced University Teachers Under Martial Law: Gender Differences. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 14(2), 171–187. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2023.2.171.181.
