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This study analyzes early episodes of the Ukraine War Diaries podcast to examine the initial lived experiences of those who stayed in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. Aspects of Mezirow’s transformational learning theory provided a lens to code the data, as it posits various stages of psychological adaptation after a catalyzing crisis. ENA was used to model the discourse patterns of two residents in the city of Kyiv to identify the most relevant connected constructs that emerged. The most prominent connections were between Self-Examination and Relating Discontent to Others, and Relating Discontent to Others with Disorienting Dilemma. Other strong connections were mostly tied to Self-Examination. These thoughts are consistent with realizations that have not shifted towards change and action, which is expected given the invasion is still ongoing at the time of the episodes, with no resolution in sight. This analysis seeks to document initial experiences of those living in Ukraine through the Russian invasion.
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Espino, D.P., Lux, K., Orrantia, H., Green, S., Trimboli, H., Lee, S.B. (2023). Ukraine War Diaries: Examining Lived Experiences in Kyiv During the 2022 Russian Invasion. In: Damşa, C., Barany, A. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1785. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31726-2_24
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