Empathy in Interpersonal Relationships of Students as a Factor af Their Psychological Safety

The relevance of studying the problems of psychological safety of students, manifesting themselves in the system of their interpersonal relationships and generally having a negative impact on their socialization, is obvious. According to recent studies, an increasing number of students are experiencing an increase in indicators that appear to be a threat to psychological safety: depressive and anxiety states caused by disharmony in interpersonal relationships. The article presents an analysis of foreign studies of the psychological safety of students in the context of the development of their empathic abilities as a necessary condition for the psychological and emotional stability of an individual. Generalization and systematization of theoretical concepts shows that the development of empathy contributes to the harmonization of interpersonal relationships, and also allows students to overcome risks and threats to their psychological safety. The necessity of developing a psychological and pedagogical program of additional education is substantiated, the purpose of which is to develop empathic abilities in adolescents and young adults, as well as to teach empathic interaction skills to ensure psychological safety.

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