Comparative analysis of the perception of psychological safety in the university educational environment among Russian and Chinese students

The purpose of the study is a comparative examination and analysis of the indicators of psychological safety in the educational environment of a pedagogical university as assessed by Russian and Chinese students. Research methods: analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, psychodiagnostic methods, questionnaires, methods of mathematical statistics (comparative analysis using the Student's t-test, frequency analysis). Research results and conclusions. The study revealed significant differences between the two groups in their assessments of key indicators of the psychological safety of the educational environment. Chinese students rated the reference value and satisfaction with significant characteristics of the educational environment, as well as protection from psychological abuse in interactions with teachers, significantly higher than Russian students. The results obtained make it possible to develop recommendations for creating a psychologically safe and comfortable educational environment at the university in the context of intercultural interaction.