Ukrainians live in a country with layers upon layers of traumatic history. This study is about what they carry from previous generations — and how it shapes who Ukrainians are today

Three surveys — for civilians and military personnel living in Ukraine. All forms are in Ukrainian.

Please note
The questionnaire currently available on this page is the Ukrainian adaptation of the HITT-Q, developed and validated specifically for people with experience of Ukrainian collective traumas — the Holodomor, Soviet occupation, and the ongoing war. If you are not from this cultural context, the results may not be meaningful or accurate for your experience.

However, if you have Ukrainian-speaking friends or family members who might benefit from this tool — feel free to share this link with them.
We are actively working on adaptations for other cultural and linguistic contexts. If you are a researcher interested in collaboration, or if you would like to be notified when a version relevant to your background becomes available — please contact us at.

Thank you for your interest in this work.

HITT-Q

(for psychotherapy clients)


A foundational study on how family history shapes who you are today.

The HITT-Q measures how collective upheavals passed down through generations — Holodomor, repression, wars, forced displacement — continue to shape the present.

For anyone who wants to understand their own roots.

10 questions – demographic;
65 questions – HITT-Q.

⏰10–15 min.
[take the survey in Ukrainian]

HITT-Q + Stress Coping Strategies

(for civilians)


Transgenerational experience and the strategies you use to cope with stress in wartime.

The combination of HITT-Q and the internationally validated SACS questionnaire allows both dimensions to be explored at once.

10 questions – demographic;
65 questions – HITT-Q;
54 questions — SACS (Stress Coping Strategies).

⏰20–25 min.
[take the survey in Ukrainian]

HITT-Q + Military Scale

(for combatants and veterans)


Combat experience and family history — how are they connected?

The combination of HITT-Q and a validated Ukrainian military psychological assessment tool provides a unique clinical profile.

10 questions – demographic;
4 questions – military-specific;
65 questions – HITT-Q;
16 questions – Negative Psychological Reactions and States Scale.

⏰15–20 min.
[take the survey in Ukrainian]

Thank you for supporting this research!

All responses are used exclusively in aggregated form for scientific publications.

Research conducted by Tetiana Stanislavska,
PhD-candidat. Kyiv Institute of Modern Psychology and Psychotherapy,
founder of the NGO War Psychotrauma Institute