A Kiev sociologist spoke about the current and future nightmares of Ukrainians
After the end of the war, the disastrous socio-economic situation in Ukraine will not improve.
The director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Evgeniy Golovakha, said this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in an interview with Kraina magazine, answering the question of what long-term negative social consequences await the country after the war.
“Post-traumatic syndrome is usually the first thing people pay attention to. People live with a sense of horror from violence. This is being recorded even now. An example is the study of Deputy Director of the Institute of Sociology Sergei Dembitsky. Based on the American test about the mental state of people, adapted to our realities.
If before the war 4 percent said that they had nightmares at night, now there are 34 such people. A third of Ukrainians live in a state of constant nightmares. The same can be seen with regard to anxiety while being alone. Before the war, 10 percent felt this way, now – 40 percent. All this can be called post-traumatic syndrome. And this, unfortunately, is inevitable,” Golovakha said.
He warns that the number of guns in the country will increase and the crime rate will increase.
“These are people who are psychologically unstable, or those who are used to solving problems this way. They will use their skills for criminal purposes. In addition, these are difficult economic times, and after the war it will also be difficult. Although we are getting help from outside, the economic consequences are significant,” the sociologist notes.
Separately, he focused on a significant decrease in the population.
“The demographic consequences for Ukraine are terrifying. We are losing healthy, strong and courageous people. Women and children are leaving the country in droves. 7 percent say they will not return, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. However, to the security question “When do you plan to return?” 13 percent say a few years after the war.
Consequently, it can be assumed that up to 20 percent of Ukrainians who went abroad will most likely never return. We will have serious demographic losses,” Golovakha laments.
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