The Influence of Military Conflicts on the Psychological State of Society: Promising Areas of Research

Objective. Analysis of the psychological mechanisms of the influence of military conflicts on society and identification of promising directions for socio-psychological research in this area.
Background. In the context of growing geopolitical tension and the number of military conflicts, forecasting the dynamics of the psychological state of society is becoming increasingly important.
Conclusions. The psychological state of post-conflict societies is characterized by a combination of processes of social integration (various forms of intra-group solidarity and civic participation) and differentiation (decrease in social trust, radicalization and increased sensitivity to social inequality), as well as the influence of psychological traumatization on the phenomena of social cognition.

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