EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AS AN INDICATOR OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF STUDENTS
The research deals with the issue of social and psychological safety and emotional well-being of students. Psychological safety is manifested in the subject sense of security, the reference importance of the environment for him and his satisfaction with the processes of interaction. An important role here is the state of emotional background, awareness of emotions by the subject, ability to express and regulate them. One of the conditions for gaining emotional well-being is the developed emotional intelligence. Today it is considered as a necessary element that allows you to control yourself in various situations, build relationships, socialize in life. This makes it possible to find a state of confidence, calmness and satisfaction. The aim of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of classes on the development of emotional intelligence of 1<sup>st</sup> year students, affecting the formation and/or maintenance of emotional well-being and socio-psychological safety. Methods. Methodological basis was performed by general theoretic methods of scientific analysis, synthesis. Qualitative in-depth interviews were used as practical methods; diagnostic method (Emotional Intelligence (EmIn) questionnaire by D.V. Lusin, test of Emotional Intelligence by N. Hall); experimental method for summative and formative assessment, controlling stages of the study; methods of mathematical statistics. Results. Formative activity allows the development of emotional intelligence affecting the maintenance of a sufficient level of overall emotional well-being of 1<sup>st</sup> year students and the sense of social and psychological security of the individual.