The global refugee crisis involves challenges in adaptation and social integration. While pre- and post-migration factors are significant, the specific mechanisms linking trauma to integration outcomes among Ukrainian refugees remain insufficiently explored, particularly the relationship between trauma intensity, psychological resources, and social restoration.
This study explores the complex relationships between trauma intensity and social isolation as a non-constructive integration strategy. Adopting the ICD-11 conceptualization of trauma, the research examines how trauma obstructs social capital reformation. Based on the Social Capital theory, Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and the ADAPT framework, the study aims to develop a psychoeducational module of a program for socially disintegrated people.
The qualitative phase involves content analysis of semi-structured interviews to analyze lived experiences, focusing on digital fixation and family separation. The quantitative phase utilizes Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), conducted within the R statistical environment, to empirically assess the hypothesized model.
The SEM assessment is expected to validate trauma intensity as a latent predictor of social integration erosion. Findings are anticipated to show that higher rates of trauma lead to defensive resource conservation, which is manifested in reduction of social integration and the dominance of a social isolation strategy. Qualitative data is expected to reveal a negative feedback loop, where "mental absence" and digital avoidance further impede psychosocial recovery.
Validating this model shifts integration efforts toward trauma-informed care. By proving that depletion of psychological resources, rather than lack of opportunity, lead to social isolation, this study provides a framework for the proposed psychoeducational program. These evidence-based tools will empower volunteers to identify avoidant behaviors, prioritize restoring internal resources, and facilitate successful social reintegration within the Ukrainian refugee community.