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.
Scientific Claim
Among Ukrainian female university students, location status (non-relocated, internally displaced, refugee) explains more variation in burnout than survey period, suggesting displacement has a stronger psychological impact than time since war onset.
Original Statement
“One-way ANOVA shows different SBM scores associated with respondents’ location status: 28.1 versus 30.6 versus 30.8 among non-relocated, internally relocated and refugees, respectively (F(2,2,781) = 25.602, p < .001, partial η2 = .018). For survey period, partial η2 = .007.”
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 reports effect sizes (partial η²) for both variables, allowing direct comparison. The claim uses 'explains more variation' — a statistically valid interpretation of effect size, not causation.
Evidence from Studies
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Mental health and well-being among Ukrainian female university students: The impact of war over 3 years
The study saw that burnout went up and down over time, and that displaced students had worse mental health, but it never directly compared whether being displaced mattered more than how long the war has been going on.