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.

Scientific Claim

The association between fear of war and burnout is significantly stronger among Ukrainian female university students who are also experiencing high levels of loneliness or depression, indicating a synergistic effect of psychological stressors.

Original Statement

“Two-way ANOVA evidences a significant difference in FWS scores based on survey period with emotional and general loneliness: F(6,2,650) = 3.442, p = .002, partial η2 = .008 and F(12,2,632) = 2.913, p < .001, partial η2 = .013, respectively.”

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 two-way ANOVA to detect interaction effects, which is appropriate for observational data. The language 'evidences a significant difference based on... with...' correctly frames the finding as an association.

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

The study found that Ukrainian female students who were scared of war, felt lonely, or were depressed were much more likely to feel burned out — suggesting these problems together make things worse than any one alone.

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

Similar Assertions

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.

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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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The more lonely these students feel — especially emotionally — the more depressed and burned out they tend to be. Their depression is the biggest factor linked to how lonely they feel.

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