EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS A FACTOR IN STRENGTHENING THE STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Objective: The aim of the article is to reveal the potential of Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a factor in strengthening the students' mental health (MH) during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The experimental work was carried out in four stages: 1) preparation - substantiation of its scientific and theoretical principles; 2) ascertaining - development of prognostic tools, conducting an on-line survey of students, an analysis of its results; 3) formative - training with the experimental group participants following the author's methodology; 4) control - survey of experimental group members, determination of experimental results. About 230 students of Ukraine took part in the survey.