This study examines the links between vaccination status, fear of vaccination (cognitive and somatic symptoms), anxiety, alexithymia, and type D personality (negative affect and social inhibition), to propose policies to increase vaccination rates. A sample of university students (n = 2535; mean age = 20.59, SD = 2.04; male: 26.75%, female: 73.25%) from Spain, Italy, Lebanon, Nigeria, Turkey, and Ukraine completed the Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6), the Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire—Short Form (PAQ-S), the Type D Scale (DS14), and also a question on vaccination status. Correlation, regression, and network analyses were applied. Cognitive symptoms of fear of vaccination and negative affect were the most significant in the correlation and regression analyses. In the network analysis, negative affect showed the highest values in all centrality indices and positive relationships with other nodes. Vaccination status showed negative relationships with fear of vaccination, alexithymia, and social inhibition. The network structure is similar between the sexes but varies between cultures and sexes within cultures. The relationship between vaccination status and cognitive symptoms of fear of vaccination was the most consistent, allowing for interventions at this level to be advised across cultures. For more specific interventions, cultural context must be considered for optimal results.

Aim. The ability to regulate emotions depends on many factors, but for displaced persons, the satisfaction of basic needs is likely to be among the most important. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the degree of basic needs satisfaction and their relationship with indicators of emotion regulation in parents displaced within Ukraine and abroad due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Methods. The study sample comprised of parents (98% of whom were mothers), aged 18-55, who fled the war from 23 different regions of Ukraine to the safer Ukrainian regions (N = 99) or abroad (N = 241). Participants answered questions about their demographics, basic needs satisfaction, and emotion regulation. Results. There was no significant difference between parents displaced in Ukraine or abroad in access to basic resources, conditions of accommodation, medical care and emotional support, but parents abroad had better access to employment and education of their children. Parents in both groups had positive (refocused on planning, put the situation into perspective) and negative (rumination) strategies of emotion regulation. Parents who had higher level of their basic needs’ satisfaction, scored higher on positive emotion regulation strategies and were less likely to experience emotion regulation difficulties. Conclusion. Basic needs satisfaction can be considered an important protective factor for displaced persons’ emotional regulation. The obtained results allowed drawing of conclusions only about people who were able to participate in the study. The problem of access to a broader target population is discussed.

Purpose. The aim of the study is to evaluate the main psychometric properties of the Ukrainian version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). Normative scores, internal consistency, factor structure, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and sensitivity to distinguish between non-clinical and subclinical samples were explored.Methods. Data from six non-clinical (N= 817) and three subclinical samples (N= 142) were collected. A sample of 43 students was used to assess test-retest reliability, over 3 weeks period. Acceptance Scale, CompACT, OQ-45.2, GAD-7, PHQ-9 and TIPI were used to determine convergent and discriminant validity of AAQ-II.Results. Normative scores of AAQ-II were 19 ± 9 for men and 24 ± 11 for women. There was no significant correlation between psychological inflexibility and age. AAQ-IIshowed a good internal consistency with Cronbach’sα coefficient in 9 samples between 0.89–0.95. Results of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that AAQ-II is unidimensional questionnaire with 7 items (RMSEA=0.093, SRMR = 0.028, GFI= 0.966, NFI=0.974, CFI=0.979, N=817). AAQ-II demonstrated an acceptable level of test-retest reliability (r = 0.85) in three weeks period. AAQ-II had good convergent validity with another measure of psychological flexibility (CompACT) (r= - 0.65), as well as with the measures of distress (OQ-45.2) (r= 0.58–0.80), anxiety (GAD-7) (r= 0.52–0.60) and depression (PHQ-9) (r= 0.52–0.60). AAQ-ІІ highly correlated with distress and didn’t correlate with the ability to accept the negative experiences per se. AAQ-ІІ had good discriminant validity with measure of personal traits (TIPI), as theoretically predicted. The questionnaire was sensitive to distinguish between non-clinical and subclinical samples, and between people on the different stages of the rehabilitation and progress of the disease.Conclusions. Ukrainian version of Acceptance and Action questionnaire (AAQ-II) demonstrated acceptable and promising psychometric properties. The results in terms of reliability and validity of AAQ-II were consistent with previous studies. The questionnaire is recommended to use in research and psychotherapy practice.Key words: questionnaire adapting, evidence-based psychotherapy, psychological flexibility, acceptance and commitment therapy, validity, reliability. Мета. Метою дослідження є визначенняосновних психометричних показників україномовного варіанту опитувальника AAQ-ІІ, а саме нормативних показників, внутрішньої узгодженості тверджень, факторної структури, тест-ретестової надійності, конвергентної та дискримінантної валідності та чутливості до розрізнення нормативних та субклінічних груп, а також осіб на різних етапах реабілітації та лікування.Методи. Адаптація проводилася на 6 нормативних (N=817) та 3 субклінічних (N=142) групах досліджуваних, 43 студенти взяли участь у процедурі оцінки тест-ретестової надійності опитувальника протягом 3 тижнів. Для оцінки конвергентної та дискримінантної валідності AAQ-ІІ були використані шкала прийняття, опитувальники CompACT, OQ-45.2, GAD-7, PHQ-9 та TIPI.Результати. Нормативними показниками AAQ-ІІ можна вважати 19±9 для чоловіків та 24±11 для жінок. Вираженість психологічної негнучкості не залежать від віку досліджуваних. Показник внутріш-ньої узгодженості тверджень AAQ-ІІ Альфа Кронбаха в межах 0,89-0,95. AAQ-ІІ є однофакторним опитувальником, який складається з 7 тверджень, і на це вказують результати як експлораторного, так і кон-фірматорного факторного аналізу (RMSEA=0,093, SRMR = 0,028, GFI= 0,966, NFI=0,974, CFI=0,979, N=817). AAQ-ІІ демонструє прийнятний рівень тест-ретестової надійності (r=0,85). Отримано значущий рівень конвергентної валідності опитувальника з психологічною гнучкістю (CompACT) (r= - 0,65), а також дистресом (OQ-45,2) (r = 0,58–0,80), тривогою (GAD-7) (r= 0,52–0,60) та депресією (PHQ-9) (r=0,52–0,60). Показник AAQ-ІІ пов’язаний з дистресом у житті особи і не має зв’язку із самою по собі його здатністю до прийняття негативного досвіду. Психологічна негнучкість не корелює з особистісними рисами (TIPI), що вказує на дискримінантну валідність опитувальника. ЗначенняAAQ-ІІ дозволяють статистично розрізнити нормативні та субклінічні групи, а також осіб на різних етапах реабілітації та перебігу захворювання.Висновки. Україномовна версія «Опитувальника прийняття та дії» (AAQ-II) має надійні психометричні показники,...

Aim. Human sexuality is an important multidimensional subject for psychological research. However, the study of sexuality remains relatively closed for Ukrainian researchers, primarily due to a lack of valid and reliable measures of sexuality in general, and in particular, measures of psychological patterns in human sexuality. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to validate a self-report English-language tool, the Multidimensional Sexual Questionnaire (MSQ), for the Ukrainian language. Methods. A total of 1113 Ukrainian-speaking participants were administered the MSQ-UA. The MSQ-UA factor structure was measured using EFA and CFA procedures. Alpha and Omega estimates of internal consistency were calculated. The test-retest reliability was established in a five-week time period. The correlations of the MSQ-UA subscales with relevant psychopathology, personality measures and control statements were accomplished to prove the construct validity of the questionnaire. Results. Findings indicated that the MSQ-UA is an eleven-dimensional measure, which is almost identical to the original English-language version. Subscales of the MSQ-UA display acceptable excellent psychometric properties of internal consistency (Alpha and Omega within a range of 0.70 to 0.92). The test-retest reliability over the five-week period was appropriate (r=0.68-0.93). The MSQ-UA subscales demonstrated from moderate to high correlations with relevant measures, and the associations were absent or low in cases when criterion measures were irrelevant to the subscale. Conclusion. The MSQ-UA demonstrated appropriate psychometric properties and may be applied to assess a broad range of psychological patterns in sexual relationships in the Ukrainian-speaking population.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a meaningful impact on several areas of human activity. With respect to psychological assessment, the requirements to study the fear of vaccination as a means to diminish negative behaviour towards vaccination had been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the factorial invariance of the six-item Vaccination Fear Scale (VFS-6) across individuals and cultures. To achieve this goal, a sample of university students was recruited (n = 2535; mean age = 20.59, SD = 2.04; males: 26.75%, females: 73.25%) from Spain (n = 388; 15.3%), Italy (n = 376; 14.83%), Lebanon (n = 487; 19.21%), Nigeria (n = 561; 22.13%), Turkey (n = 410; 16.17%), and Ukraine (n = 313; 12.34%). The results showed that the most appropriate factorial structure, exhibiting excellent fit indices, was a model with two correlated factors (cognitive symptoms: items 1, 2, and 4; somatic symptoms: items 3, 5, and 6) for both the total sample and individual samples from each country and language (Spanish, Italian, Arabic, English, Turkish, and Ukrainian). Notably, the VFS-6 demonstrated configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance across sex. Regarding countries and languages, configural invariance was observed between them. Also, metric invariance was observed between Spain, Italy, and Ukraine and between Lebanon, Nigeria, and Turkey, which indicates the presence of two well-differentiated groups of countries and the possibility of inferential analysis between them. Item Response Theory analysis suggested an appropriate level of discrimination and difficulty of the test. These significant findings lay the groundwork for future investigations into vaccination fear across diverse cultural backgrounds, providing valuable insights for addressing vaccination-related concerns worldwide.