The dissertation is dedicated to the study of the impact of psychosocial determinants on the aggressive behavior of adolescents under martial law conditions. The work describes the results of a psychological study, which consisted of severalstages: organizational, analytical, which included a comparative analysis using nomothetic and idiographic methods of processing statistical data. The statistical tools
employed included the Student's t-test for comparing two independent samples, Pearson's chi-square (χ²) test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rs), and factor analysis. The analysis of empirical data was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 22.0.0.
After examining both theoretical and empirical aspects of the topic, a theoretical and methodological model of psychosocial predictors of adolescent aggressive behavior was developed. Various data collection methods were used, including observation, an original social questionnaire containing 17 questions, and psychodiagnostic tools for assessing aggression based on the A. Bass - A. Darky
method. Character accentuation was assessed using the K. Leonhard and H. Schmisek test, while anxiety levels were measured using C.D. Spielberger’s methodology, adapted by Yu.L. Khanin. Projective methods included Susan Dellinger's psychogeometric testing and the "Non-existent Animal" technique, which contains 40 questions. The study was conducted in Podil Lyceums No. 2 and No. 6 in the Odessa
region, with the participation of 9th and 10th grade adolescents, aged 14-15, totaling 180 individuals.
In the descriptive phase of the study, a statistical analysis was conducted to examine the influence of psychosocial determinants on adolescent aggressive behavior.
The results indicate that prominent personality traits associated with accentuations significantly impact the development of a predisposition to aggressive manifestations in the context of war.
The empirical investigation, utilizing Pearson’s correlation coefficient, revealed a number of direct significant correlations between various forms and types of aggression and both conscious and unconscious personal traits, as well as social
factors. In male adolescents, a positive correlation was found between "physical aggression" and other forms of aggression, including indirect aggression, negativism, suspicion, verbal aggression, and irritability. This suggests that adolescents who
exhibit physical aggression are more likely to demonstrate other aggressive or negative behavioral traits as well.
The study also revealed statistically significant relationships between "indirect aggression" and negativism, suspicion, irritability, verbal aggression, cyclothymic type of accentuation, and personal anxiety. These findings suggest that adolescents
exhibiting indirect aggression are generally also affected by other negative emotional and behavioral traits. Notably, "suspicion" was positively correlated with verbal aggression and an excitatory type of accentuation. This indicates that adolescents who
experience suspicion may be more prone to aggressive expressions and reactions. Irritability was found to be closely related to negativism, resentment, and other forms of aggression, such as verbal aggression and suspicion. It also showed a positive correlation with exalted, excitable, and emotive accentuations, as well as with both personal and situational anxiety. These results suggest that the level of irritability in adolescents is largely influenced by their individual psychological and personality characteristics.
The parameter of aggressiveness, defined as "negativism," demonstrated a positive correlation with characteristics such as resentment, suspicion, guilt, as well as with situational and personal anxiety. This suggests that adolescents with high levels
of negativism are more likely to experience aggressive emotions and anxiety.
"Resentment," as a parameter of aggressiveness, also showed a significant positive correlation with verbal aggression, guilt, suspicion, and both personal and situational anxiety. This indicates that adolescents who experience resentment are more likely to
display suspicion and aggression. "Suspicion" was positively correlated with verbal aggression, suggesting a tendency for aggressive verbal expressions among such adolescents.
