No matter when they were surveyed, students who were more afraid of the war were also more emotionally drained — this connection stayed strong throughout the war.

Scientific Claim

Among Ukrainian female university students, fear of war and burnout are significantly correlated with each other across all three time points of the war, indicating a persistent psychological link between trauma-related anxiety and emotional exhaustion.

Original Statement

“Regardless of the survey period, one-way ANOVA shows a significant difference in fear of war and burnout scores associated with depression and loneliness levels. Stepwise regression analysis shows fear of war... associated with burnout.”

From study:Mental health and well-being among Ukrainian female university students: The impact of war over 3 years

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The study uses repeated measures and regression to show consistent association across time. Language 'associated with' correctly reflects observational design and avoids causal inference.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Mental health and well-being among Ukrainian female university students: The impact of war over 3 years

Cross-Sectional Study

Human

2025

Even when fear of war went up or down over three years, it always stayed linked to feelings of emotional exhaustion in these students — meaning the more scared they were, the more burned out they felt, no matter when they were surveyed.

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Mental health and well-being among Ukrainian female university students: The impact of war over 3 years

Score: 39

DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2025.10112

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Students who were more depressed also had much higher levels of fear and emotional exhaustion — the worse their depression, the worse their fear and burnout.

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When these young women feel more depressed, they also tend to feel more scared of the war, more emotionally drained, and more alone — and their depression is the biggest factor linked to feeling burned out.

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Higher depression levels in Ukrainian female students were strongly linked to higher fear of war and burnout, especially for burnout where the connection was very strong.

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