Psychological Well-Being in Crisis Conditions: Factors of Personal Resilience

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify psychological, social, behavioral, and contextual factors that supported the maintenance and restoration of human well-being during prolonged and sudden crises. The study was conducted in July 2026 as a structured integrative review of English-language peer-reviewed publications from 2022–2025 found in Scopus , Web of Science Core Collection , PubMed and Google Scholar . After processing 318 records, removing 62 duplicates, and full-text checking 68 papers, the final corpus included 40 publications: 28 primary studies and 12 secondary analytical papers. The materials covered studies from Ukraine, Poland, Lebanon, China, Turkey, Syria, Uganda, and the United Kingdom, as well as international samples of internally displaced persons. The thematic synthesis revealed four interconnected blocks of resources. Individual resources were represented in 24 of the 28 primary studies, contextual conditions in 22, social support in 19, and behavioral strategies in 16. Self-efficacy , hope, meaning in life, psychological flexibility, available social support, active coping, and stability of basic living conditions were most consistently associated with adaptive functioning. It was found that the absence of anxiety, depressive or post-traumatic manifestations was not identical to high well-being, and the external preservation of work capacity could be combined with emotional exhaustion. The hypothesis of the complex nature of maintaining well-being received conditional confirmation. Practical measures should simultaneously develop internal resources, support adaptive behavior, strengthen social ties and ensure access to safety, housing, education, work and assistance.