The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine

  • Received 19.01.2026,
  • Revised 07.05.2026,
  • Accepted 12.06.2026
  • Published 24.06.2026
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Vol. 21, No. 3, 2026
  • social integration; government strategies; educational programmes; volunteering; social impact
  • https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-26-21-3-75-86
  • Pages 75-86

The study aimed to determine the influence of patriotic attitudes on the levels of resilience and situational anxiety among university students in various sociocultural contexts. The research methodology included methods such as theoretical analysis, the comparative method, and an experiment involving 408 participants across four countries, namely Ukraine, the United States of America, Israel and Estonia. Patriotism in Ukraine in 2022-2025 took the form of a mass psychological and behavioural phenomenon, manifested through the involvement of over 80% of the population in charitable activities, an increase in regular donations from 7% to 25%, and monthly contributions in the billions to support defence, which overall indicates its institutionalisation and transition to a sustainable model of civic resilience. A comparative analysis showed that Ukraine fosters patriotism through volunteering and social mobilisation, the United States through institutional civic education, Israel through security socialisation, and Estonia through digital civic participation; however, all models are aimed at strengthening civic cohesion and responsibility. A summary analysis of the three tables showed that at the pre-test stage (M ≈ 3.10-3.42), the experimental and control groups in Ukraine, the USA, Israel and Estonia had virtually identical baseline scores for patriotic attitudes, resilience (CD-RISC-10) and state anxiety (STAI), confirming their statistical homogeneity. After the intervention, experimental groups showed higher patriotic attitudes (M ≈ 4.05-4.12) and resilience (M ≈ 4.15-4.22), alongside reduced anxiety (M ≈ 2.78-2.85), while control-group changes were minimal. Dynamic indicators confirmed the programme’s effect: patriotic attitudes increased by Δ ≈ +0.91-0.97, resilience by Δ ≈ +0.95-1.01, and anxiety decreased by Δ ≈ -0.57 to -0.62. The findings support integrating practice-oriented patriotic education, stress-coping skills, digital tools, and community initiatives to strengthen youth resilience, civic education, and social cohesion

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