Object's details: How to support the supporters? Voluntary social spurt for war refugees from Ukraine – a thematic analysis of the experience of volunteering and its practical implications

Provider:Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM

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How to support the supporters? Voluntary social spurt for war refugees from Ukraine – a thematic analysis of the experience of volunteering and its practical implications
Creator:
Sternak, Agnieszka;
Przewłoka, Paweł
Description:
The aim of the study was to learn the personal perspective of the experience of providing aid by volunteers involved in help for refugees from Ukraine who came to Polish in February 2022. The particular interest were the emotions experienced by volunteers in the circumstances of providing assistance at reception points located at railway stations in the capital of Poland, where people fleeing the war could receive support in the initial period of the invasion in Ukraine. The study was carried out in accordance with the assumptions of the phenomenological approach, which allows to describe the phenomenon by the meaning given to it by the respondents. The data collected was compiled with thematic analysis techniques. As a result, ten topics were distinguished, including: experiences related to the war and volunteer activities, the image of Ukrainians coming to Poland, motives for taking up help and satisfaction derived from it, the importance of the support of relatives and a group of cooperating volunteers for regulating emotions accompanying volunteer activity. Participants were strongly affected by the outbreak of the war, although they differed in the intensity of their fear for Polish safety and their commitment to following information about the war. They had a positive image of Ukrainians, due to their perceived cultural similarity to Poles. Listening to the refugees’ stories was particularly emotionally difficult for those who spoke Russian. Participants felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction from helping. An important benefit of volunteering was the bonds with other volunteers, which also served as mutual support and a source of strategies for regulating negative emotions. The study presents examples of good practices used by Polish NGOs carrying out volunteering, as well as provides practical implications useful in planning psychological support for people helping refugees and in other areas of volunteer assistance.
Object availability:
free access
Rights:
Prawa autorskie (c) 2024 Agnieszka Sternak, Paweł Przewłoka;
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
Date:
2024.12.31
Type:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
Artykuł naukowy
Language:
Polish
Source:
Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja; Bd. 25 Nr. 1 (2024); 91-116;
Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja; Vol. 25 No. 1 (2024); 91-116;
Kultura-Społeczeństwo-Edukacja; Tom 25 Nr 1 (2024); 91-116;
2719-2717;
2300-0422
Format:
application/pdf
Publisher:
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/kse/article/view/42679/39752
Subject:
volunteering;
volunteer support;
refugees;
war in Ukraine;
qualitative research
Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/kse/article/view/42679
Data provider:
Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM

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