PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF CADETS OF A FIRE-FIGHTING UNIVERSITY IN A SPECIAL SOCIAL SITUATION

Relevance. The article examines the impact of a special social situation on the well-being and psychological safety of fire service cadets during their studies at the university. The purpose of the article is to study the features of psychological safety of cadets of a fire-fighting university in a special social situation associated with the aggravation of geopolitical, technosphere, humanitarian, psychological threats and challenges. Research methods. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental well-being Scale (WEMWBS), the questionnaire “Assessment of personal satisfaction in the need for security” (O.Y. Zotova), the author’s methodology for studying the anxiety of cadets in connection with a special social situation were used. Methods of qualitative and quantitative data analysis, including factor and correlation analysis, were used. Study participants: cadets of the Ivanovo Fire and Rescue Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. The results of the study. It is revealed that the factors of anxiety of cadets in special social conditions are situational concern, frustration, stability. It was found that there is a negative relationship between anxiety and the well-being of cadets during a special social situation, a positive relationship was found between satisfaction of the need for security and the well-being of cadets. Conclusion. The practical significance of the research is expressed in the need to update resilience skills based on existing knowledge and experience, motivation and a formed worldview. To do this, it is necessary to optimize the educational environment aimed at maintaining a psychological climate that contributes to maintaining the psychological well-being of cadets through psychocorrective work and psychological counseling.