Psychological safety of participants in the educational process during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative analysis of online learning

This paper examines the psychological safety of participants in the educational process during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the mass transition to distance learning. The study presents a comparative analysis of students’ assessments of online learning during the pandemic, highlighting the peculiarities of the psychological safety of the educational environment and its impact on students. The results reveal a statistically significant difference in the peculiarities of the psychological safety of participants in the educational process as to gender, age, and status. The survey of participants in the educational process presents the results as to their attitude to the peculiarities of learning under the conditions of the COVID-19. They testify to the deterioration of psychological safety in the educational environment of higher education institutions, and, accordingly, the subjective well-being of participants in the educational process in a pandemic. There was a decrease in the number of respondents with a positive attitude to distance learning and a willingness to work exclusively online.