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Item FEMALE ATTRACTIVENESS STYLE CHARACTERISTICS IN PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION = СТИЛЬОВІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ЖІНОЧОЇ АТРАКТИВНОСТІ В ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННІ УСПІШНОСТІ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ ВЗАЄМОДІЇ(2026) Myshenina А.; Мишеніна А. ; Chebykin О.; Чебикін О.Abstract The aim was to establish associations between manifestations of female attractiveness style and communicative comfort, a subjective psychological indicator of successful professional interaction, and to identify the individual psychological correlations of these manifestations with regard to the partner's gender and the formality of the situation. Methods. Participants were 200 employed women aged 20–41 years (M = 30.02; SD = 6.09). They completed a modified female attractiveness scale, a communicative comfort questionnaire, and measures of interpersonal orientations, formal-dynamic properties of temperament, emotional maturity, and motivational attitudes. Data were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation, the Friedman test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results. Among the n = 145 participants, those classified as having a dominant or mixed style, a mixed style was most prevalent (61.4%). All five style indices were significantly associated with overall communicative comfort. The strongest associations were found for gentle and vibrant manifestations (r_s = .53 for both indices). Gentle, vibrant, formal, and intellectual manifestations were positively associated with comfort in all four contexts. Associations for manipulative manifestations were weaker, and their correlation with comfort in formal interactions with men was not significant. Communicative comfort differed across contexts defined by partner gender and interaction formality (χ²(3) = 19.43; p < .001). The highest mean rank was recorded for informal interactions with women, and the lowest for formal interactions with men. Style-group differences were found only for comfort in interactions with women (H = 13.09; p = .023), the formal-style group had the highest mean rank and the manipulative-style group had the lowest. Gentle manifestations were primarily associated with empathic and prosocial characteristics; vibrant manifestations – with social activity and external emotional expressiveness; formal manifestations – with emotional maturity, social plasticity, and work orientation; intellectual manifestations – with introgressiveness and result orientation; and manipulative manifestations – with authoritarianism, power orientation, and flexibility of social behavior. Discussion and conclusions. Female attractiveness style manifestations were associated with communicative comfort and individual psychological characteristics. Contextual differences in comfort indicated the relevance of the partner's gender and interaction formality. The findings support treating style manifestations primarily as continuous self-presentation tendencies and considering them in psychological counseling and communicative competence development programs.Item RESSILIENCE AND OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING OF POLICE IN FRONTLINE KHERSON = РЕЗІЛЬЄНТНІСТЬ І ПРОФЕСІЙНЕ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ПОЛІЦЕЙСЬКИХ ПРИФРОНТОВОГО ХЕРСОНА(2026) Karskanova S.; Карсканова С.; Larchenko І.; Ларченко І.; Hryshyn D.; Гришин Д.This study examined the associations of resilience with perceived stress, occupational burnout, and individual work performance among police officers serving in frontline Kherson. Methods. The empirical study was conducted in 2026 and included 51 serving officers of the National Police of Ukraine aged 26–45 years (48 men and 3 women). Overall, 94.1% had at least eight years of service; 94.1% rated their workload as elevated, high, or very high, and 88.3% reported frequent, very frequent, or constant exposure to danger or uncertainty. The Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (Cohen et al., 1983), Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (Kristensen et al., 2005), Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (Koopmans et al., 2014), and a socio-professional questionnaire were administered. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, and Spearman’s rank correlations were used. Results. Mean resilience was M = 4.02, SD = .61; perceived stress, M = 10.82, SD = 6.06; overall burnout, M = 28.31, SD = 16.82; and overall work performance, M = 2.89, SD = .76. Low perceived stress was observed in 58.8% of participants and moderate stress in 41.2%; 88.2% showed low or non-pronounced overall burnout. Internal consistency ranged from acceptable to excellent (α = .800–.954). Resilience was negatively associated with perceived stress (rₛ = -.560; p < .001), burnout related to interactions with people (rₛ = -.448; p < .001), and overall burnout (rₛ = -.310; p = .027), and positively associated with task performance (rₛ = .482; p < .001), contextual performance (rₛ = .423; p = .002), and overall work performance (rₛ = .465; p < .001). Conclusions. Among police officers serving in frontline Kherson, a greater capacity to recover from stress was associated with lower subjective stress, less pronounced manifestations of burnout, and more favorable behavioral indicators of occupational functioning. The correlational design precludes causal inference.Item ENHANCING DECISION-MAKING EFFICIENCY AMONG YOUTH THROUGH REFLECTION = ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ УХВАЛЕННЯ РІШЕНЬ В ОСІБ ЮНАЦЬКОГО ВІКУ ЗАСОБАМИ РЕФЛЕКСІЇ(2026) Obyskalov І.; Обискалов І.; Shevchenko N.; Шевченко Н.Aim. The aim of the study is to theoretically substantiate and empirically verify the impact of reflection development on improving decision-making efficiency among youth through the implementation of a specially designed program. Methods. Theoretical: analysis, comparison, and generalization of scientific sources; empirical: the “Self-Regulation of Behavior Profile” questionnaire (Yevdokimova, Kobylko, 2023), the “Self-Management Ability” questionnaire (Yevdokimova, Kobylko, 2023), J. Raven’s Progressive Matrices Scale (Lemak, Petryshche, 2012), the “Creativity” test (Lemak, Petryshche, 2012), the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire (Petrovska, 2021), the “Study of Volitional Personality Organization” method (Lemak, Petryshche, 2012); and statistical analysis methods. Results. Following the formative intervention, a statistically significant increase in the overall decision-making efficiency score (z = -4.835; α < .001) with a large effect size (d = -.614) and the overall reflection score (z = -4.870; d =-.618) was recorded in the experimental group. The most pronounced positive shift occurred in the volitional (d = -.605) and cognitive (d = -.607) domains. The abilities to model situations and evaluate outcomes improved significantly (mean values increased from 4.96 to 6.62 and from 5.75 to 7.1, respectively). Changes in intelligence and creative thinking scores exhibited a slightly smaller effect, which is explained by their relative stability at this age. Meanwhile, no statistically significant shifts were recorded in the control group (α > .05). Discussion. The highest shift in the decision-making structure occurred in the volitional and cognitive domains, where the development of critical analysis enhanced youth’s ability to model situations. The transition from an impulsive reaction to a structured reflective evaluation evidently enables young people to better realize problem situations and find internal resources to resolve them. The smaller yet positive dynamics in intelligence and creative thinking metrics are logical given their relative stability and confirm the high ecological validity of the study. Conclusions. The results of the formative experiment implementing the program to enhance decision-making efficiency among youth confirmed the research hypothesis and indicate the possibility of positioning reflection as a tool for improving their decision-making efficiency.Item EXISTENTIAL ANXIETY OF UKRAINIAN STUDENS UNDER MARTIAL = ЕКЗИСТЕНЦІЙНА ТРИВОГА УКРАЇНСЬКИХ СТУДЕНТІВ В УМОВАХ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ(2026) Pavliuchek D.; Павлючек Д.The aim of the study is to empirically identify the specificity of the structure of existential anxiety among Ukrainian students with different profiles of post-traumatic and clinical symptomatology and, on this basis, to substantiate differentiated targets of psychological counseling. Methods. The sample consisted of young adults (n = 109; M = 19.86; SD = 1.82), including 63 women (57.8%) and 46 men (42.2%). The Existential Concerns Questionnaire (Kuchyna, 2020) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (Krupelnytska et al., 2025) were administered in their Ukrainian adaptations, together with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983). The design was cross-sectional, comparative, and correlational: Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients were computed, the sample was split into contrasting groups by the median of five symptom markers, and between-group differences were assessed using the Mann–Whitney U test with effect sizes. Results. Clinically significant post-traumatic distress was recorded in 56.9% of participants. Fear of death dominated the hierarchy of existential concerns (M = 2.88). All correlations were positive and significant (rs = .311-.680; p < .001), the with effect sizes ranging from r = .20 to r = .58. The avoidance cluster proved the most informative marker: large effect sizes were recorded across all scales (r = .50-.58), peaking for fear of identity loss. Fear of death led to the intrusion and hyperarousal profiles; clinical anxiety produced a uniform elevation of three components; in the depressive profile, fear of loneliness was the only component of medium effect size (r = .33) and the only one comparably represented in both clinical registers. The post-traumatic clusters surpassed the clinical subscales in differentiating power. Discussion and conclusions. The structure of existential anxiety differs significantly by symptom type, and the leading components of concern do not coincide across contrasting groups. Standard screening for anxiety and depression yields the least differentiated picture, which argues for extending the diagnostic protocol in counseling. The identified configurations outline differentiated targets of assistance: restoring self-continuity in the avoidance profile, legitimizing death anxiety in the intrusion and hyperarousal profile, and relationally oriented work in the depressive profile.Item THE INFLUENCE OF THE PERCEPTION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS ON THE FORMATION OF CODEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN ADULT WOMEN = ВПЛИВ СПРИЙНЯТТЯ ДИТЯЧО-БАТЬКІВСЬКИХ ВІДНОСИН НА ФОРМУВАННЯ СПІВЗАЛЕЖНИХ СТОСУНКІВ У ДОРОСЛИХ ЖІНОК(2026) Posobchuk R.; Пособчук Р.The purpose of the study is to assess the influence of parental relationships on the specific features of adult women’s interaction with a partner, taking into account the level of codependency. Methods. The study was conducted with 232 women, who were divided into three groups depending on the length of their romantic relationships and family composition in childhood. The Fischer-Spann Codependency Scale was used to assess the level of codependency in women; the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire was used to assess the relationships between the women and their parents in childhood; the R. Janoff-Bulman basic beliefs methodology was used to evaluate women’s life and worldview attitudes. Statistical comparison of the results included the Pearson’s criterion, Cramer’s V, the integral index of psychological deformation, and the percentage loss of resources criterion. Results. It was established that a higher moderate level of codependency was observed in women in Group 3 (52.6%) and Group 1 (48.7%), which is associated with the involvement of both parents in upbringing during childhood. The highest level of markedly expressed codependency was observed in women in Group 2 (51.8%), whose parents were divorced, which affected self-sacrifice and disregard of their own needs in adulthood. The study established that there is a difference in the perception of mother and father by all respondents: the level of rejection of the father was lower, while the mother’s additional care was perceived as control (especially in Group 2), which resulted in a more pronounced hostile attitude toward the mother (12.8 points) than toward the father overall. Respondents’ answers revealed a higher level of neglect by the father in the absence of regular interaction with him and emotional support. Statistical assessment of basic beliefs made it possible to determine that a less stable self-image was evident in women with a high level of codependency. Discussion and conclusions. Codependency in women is associated with the influence of relationships with parents in childhood. A markedly expressed level of codependency is observed in the group of women whose parents were divorced; it may be assumed that in such a family, the perception of the father and mother became polarized. This perception of parent-child relationships among these women also affected a lowered self-image, reduced benevolent perception of the surrounding world, and low levels of justice and luck. The study showed that the presence of optimal control and involvement (as the opposite of indifference) of both parents during childhood contributed to a more harmonious formation of personal boundaries in adulthood, thereby enabling more independent relationship building.Item THE STRUCTURE OF VALUE ORIENTAIONS AMONG STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL PRE-HIGHER EDUCATION = ЦІННІСНА СТРУКТУРА ОСОБИСТОСТІ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ФАХОВОЇ ПЕРЕДВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ(2026) Halian I.; Галян І.; Halian А.; Галян А.The aim of the study is to examine the struc-ture of value orientations among students enrolled in professional pre-higher education programs in pedagogy. Methods. The study of the structure of value orientations of young people is based on the ideas of existential-humanistic psychology, the value-oriented development of the individual, their self-actualization and autonomy, as well as on the idea of the interconnection and interdepen-dence of psychological processes, which is compa-rable to the systemic approach in psychology. The total sample of the study comprised n=107 stu-dents in professional pre-higher education in ped-agogy. The sample consisted of students aged 16–19 years (M = 16.44; SD = 2.237) and was formed using random sampling. The value orientations of the participants were assessed using the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ-40; Schwartz, 1992), adapted by I. Semkiv (Boyko-Buzyl et al., 2025), which assesses the ten basic values proposed in Schwartz’s theory. The data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmato-ry factor analysis (CFA). Results. Factor analysis identified three complementary dimensions with-in the value structure. The first – “Self-Transcen-dence and Personal Autonomy” (F1) – combines openness to change with a humanistic orientation and psychological well-being. The second – “Social Status and the Desire for Influence” (F2) – reflects the motivation for achievement and leadership. The third – “Traditionalism and Normative Reg-ulation of Behavior” (F3) – characterizes an ori-entation toward social norms, cultural continuity, and maintenance of social order. The second and third factors fully correspond to the motivation-al blocks of Self-Enhancement and Conservation, theoretically described by researchers. In turn, the first factor integrates values that, in the clas-sical model, belong to different sectors of the mo-tivational space, forming a new latent construct that can be defined as humanistic-autonomous self-realization. Discussion and conclusions. The study confirmed the hypothesis that the value orientations of students in professional pre-high-er education in pedagogy have a certain structure, whose elements mutually complement each other, thereby acquiring systemic quality. The obtained factor structure demonstrates a high level of inte-gration of the value system and mainly reproduces the classical circumplex model of S. Schwartz. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis empir-ically confirm the effectiveness of the observed three-factor model of value orientations of young people studying in institutions of professional pre-higher education in pedagogy.Item Editor’s Preface(2026) Popovych I.; Попович ІItem ІНСАЙТ: ПСИХОЛОГІЧНІ ВИМІРИ СУСПІЛЬСТВА.ВИП. 15(2026) Попович, І. С. (голов. ред.)Item СПРИЙНЯТТЯ ЖІНОЧИХ ПЕРСОНАЖІВ ВІДЕОІГОР У КОНТЕКСТІ ГЕНДЕРНИХ СТЕРЕОТИПІВ ТА СЕКСИЗМУ(2026) Рабоцкі, Г; Орсі, Б.; Raboczki, G.; Orsi, В.Анотація Метою цього дослідження було з’ясувати, як люди ставляться до ігор і чи відображають їхні погляди гендерні стереотипи або ж суперечать їм. Досліджено думки про жіночих персонажів, що з’являються в популярних відеоіграх, які виходять зараз, використовуючи ідеологічні системи старомодного та сучасного сексизму. Методи. Дослідження проведено на вибірці з 15 осіб, використовуючи формат індивідуальних інтерв’ю. Сексизм оцінено за допомогою шкали старомодного та сучасного сексизму, що містить 10 питань і вимірює як явні, так і приховані прояви сексистського мислення. Учасники переглянули 5-хвилинні відеоролики з жіночими персонажами (n = 8) і вибрали 5 із 40 рис характеру, а потім пояснили свій вибір кількома реченнями. Риси були ретельно підібрані на основі стереотипів щодо чоловіків (наприклад, сміливий, агресивний) і жінок (наприклад, чутлива, романтична). Список також містив нейтральні риси (наприклад, розумний, скупий). Учасники також оцінювали фізичні риси персонажів та їхню привабливість. Проведено контент-аналіз відповідей учасників, який визначив, чи містять вони ін- * Автор-кореспондент: gretaraboczki@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.32999/2663-970X/2026-15-4 UDC 316.647.8.82-055.2:794-028.23 Perception of Female Video Game Characters in Relation to Gender Stereotypes and Sexism Сприйняття жіночих персонажів відеоігор у контексті гендерних стереотипів та сексизму Perception of Female Video Game Characters in Relation to Gender Stereotypes and Sexism ISSN 2664-6005 insight.stateuniversity.ks.ua mation linked to gender stereotypes. Statistical analysis featured T-tests and correlation matrices to assess how individuals view female characters and whether sexist attitudes influence the perception of physical traits, personality, and in-game roles. Results. Based on the findings, modern sexist views were more prevalent in the sample (p = .002) for female and male participants alike. Character descriptions were most likely influenced by gender stereotypes rather than sexism, as no clear correlation was found. Higher adherence to beauty standards was associated with greater sympathy (p = .034; rs = .55) but did not correlate with perceived story relevance. Assigned traits were majority masculine (n = 9), which differs from past studies’ findings. Conclusion. Our findings conclude that female characters in today’s video games deviate from pre-established stereotypical gender representations, with appearance not being the primary factor in forming opinions about sympathy or plot relevance. Results indicate that the connections between sexist views and opinions regarding female characters are currently ambiguous and would benefit from further studies. Keywords: female representation, video games, old-fashioned sexism, modern sexism, beauty standards. формацію, пов’язану з гендерними стереотипами. Статистичний аналіз включав T-тести та кореляційні матриці для оцінки того, як люди сприймають жіночих персонажів і чи впливають сексистські погляди на сприйняття фізичних рис, особистості та ролей у грі. Результати. На основі отриманих даних встановлено, що сучасні сексистські погляди були більш поширеними в вибірці (p = .002) як серед жінок, так і серед чоловіків. Описи персонажів, найімовірніше, були під впливом гендерних стереотипів, але не сексизму, оскільки чіткої кореляції виявлено не було. Більша відповідність стандартам краси призводила до більшої симпатії (p = .034; rs = .55), але не корелювала зі сприйняттям релевантності сюжету. Присвоєні риси були переважно чоловічими (n = 9), що відрізняється від результатів попередніх досліджень. Висновок. Наші висновки свідчать, що жіночі персонажі в сучасних відеоіграх відхиляються від заздалегідь установлених стереотипних уявлень про гендер, а зовнішність не є основним фактором при формуванні думки про симпатію або релевантність сюжету. Результати показують, що зв’язки між сексистськими поглядами та думками щодо жіночих персонажів наразі є неоднозначними і потребують подальшого дослідження. The aim of this study was to investigate how individuals engage with games and whether their views reflect or challenge gender stereotypes. We examined opinions about female characters appearing in currently published popular video games using the ideological systems of old-fashioned and modern sexism. Methods. The study was conducted on a sample of 15, using a oneon-one interview design. Sexism scores were assessed by using the Old-Fashioned and Modern Sexism Scale, which contains 10 questions, measuring both overt and covert manifestations of sexist thinking. Individuals watched 5-minute videos featuring female characters (n = 8) and chose 5 out of 40 personality traits and then explained their choices in a few sentences. Traits were carefully chosen based on stereotypes about men (e.g., brave, aggressive) and women (e.g., sensitive, romantic). The list also contained neutral traits (e.g., intelligent, stingy). Participants also scored characters’ physical traits and likability. Content analysis was performed on participants’ answers, which determined whether they contained infor- * Corresponding Author: gretaraboczki@gmail.com Грета Рабоцкі* магістрант з психології, Інститут психології, Університет Дебрецена, Угорщина https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5794-4838 Балаж Орсі доктор філософії з психології, викладач, Інститут психології, Університет Дебрецена, Угорщина https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-5983 Анотація Метою цього дослідження було з’ясувати, як люди ставляться до ігор і чи відображають їхні погляди гендерні стереотипи або ж суперечать їм. Досліджено думки про жіночих персонажів, що з’являються в популярних відеоіграх, які виходять зараз, використовуючи ідеологічні системи старомодного та сучасного сексизму. Методи. Дослідження проведено на вибірці з 15 осіб, використовуючи формат індивідуальних інтерв’ю. Сексизм оцінено за допомогою шкали старомодного та сучасного сексизму, що містить 10 питань і вимірює як явні, так і приховані прояви сексистського мислення. Учасники переглянули 5-хвилинні відеоролики з жіночими персонажами (n = 8) і вибрали 5 із 40 рис характеру, а потім пояснили свій вибір кількома реченнями. Риси були ретельно підібрані на основі стереотипів щодо чоловіків (наприклад, сміливий, агресивний) і жінок (наприклад, чутлива, романтична). Список також містив нейтральні риси (наприклад, розумний, скупий). Учасники також оцінювали фізичні риси персонажів та їхню привабливість. Проведено контент-аналіз відповідей учасників, який визначив, чи містять вони ін- * Автор-кореспондент: gretaraboczki@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.32999/2663-970X/2026-15-4 UDC 316.647.8.82-055.2:794-028.23 Perception of Female Video Game Characters in Relation to Gender Stereotypes and Sexism Сприйняття жіночих персонажів відеоігор у контексті гендерних стереотипів та сексизму Perception of Female Video Game Characters in Relation to Gender Stereotypes and Sexism ISSN 2664-6005 insight.stateuniversity.ks.ua mation linked to gender stereotypes. Statistical analysis featured T-tests and correlation matrices to assess how individuals view female characters and whether sexist attitudes influence the perception of physical traits, personality, and in-game roles. Results. Based on the findings, modern sexist views were more prevalent in the sample (p = .002) for female and male participants alike. Character descriptions were most likely influenced by gender stereotypes rather than sexism, as no clear correlation was found. Higher adherence to beauty standards was associated with greater sympathy (p = .034; rs = .55) but did not correlate with perceived story relevance. Assigned traits were majority masculine (n = 9), which differs from past studies’ findings. Conclusion. Our findings conclude that female characters in today’s video games deviate from pre-established stereotypical gender representations, with appearance not being the primary factor in forming opinions about sympathy or plot relevance.