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Ihor Prykhodko
, Yanina Matsegora, Dmytro Morkvin, Andrii Pashchenko, Kateryna Marushchenko, Yurii Rumiantsev, Serhii Motyka
On February 24, 2022, the armed forces of the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine. After participating in hostilities Ukrainian military personnel accumulated combat stress. Drinking alcohol was one of the ways to overcome them. This study aimed to identify the role of negative emotional reactions and states in increasing the risk of alcohol addiction in Ukrainian military personnel after participation in hostilities. Ukrainian Defense Forces military personnel (N= 405, between 20-60 years of age) participated in this study. To determine the risk of developing alcohol addiction the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test was used. To determine the negative emotional experiences the Assessment of Negative Mental Reactions and Conditions in Military Personnel Questionnaire was used. Multiple regression analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis, and exploratory factor analysis were used to determine the relationship between negative emotional experiences and states in military personnel and the risk of alcohol abuse. The results showed that not only the strength of negative affect but also its structure, which determines the ability to regulate emotional experience and behavior, is associated with the risk of alcohol abuse among military personnel after participating in combat operations. As a result, after leaving the combat zone, military personnel with high levels of negative affect abused alcohol to relieve stress artificially. Other servicemen who had a less affective reaction to manifestations of combat stress could timely control the manifestation of negative emotions and were able to predict the negative development of the situation and prepare for it
