Students who had to flee their homes or were forced to move within Ukraine felt more emotionally drained and more afraid of the war than those who stayed put.

Where students were living during the war mattered more for their emotional exhaustion than how long the war had been going on — being forced to move hurt more than just the passage of time.

Ukrainian female students who became refugees reported higher fear of war than those who stayed in their homes, with a statistically significant difference.

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.

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.

When students are both scared of the war and feel lonely or depressed, their burnout gets much worse — it’s not just the sum of each stressor, but a combined effect.