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Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment Test

With 18 questions and a completion time of about four minutes, the Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment Test explores how safe, comfortable, supported, and satisfied a person feels in an educational setting. Results can highlight strengths in the environment and areas for reflection about relationships with peers and adults.

Questions: 184 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Psychological Satisfaction With the Educational EnvironmentPSWtEE

This scale measures how satisfied a person feels with the conditions, organization, and overall atmosphere of the educational environment.

example score9/24

9/24Moderate satisfactionexample score

0 – 7Low satisfaction

8 – 16Moderate satisfaction

17 – 24High satisfaction

A score of 9 indicates moderate satisfaction, suggesting a generally acceptable view of the educational environment with some areas that may feel less comfortable or well-organized.

Psychological ComfortPC

Measures the student’s subjective sense of coziness, safety, and emotional well-being in the educational environment.

example score10/24

10/24Moderate comfortexample score

0 – 7Low comfort

8 – 16Moderate comfort

17 – 24High comfort

A score of 10 indicates a moderate level of psychological comfort, suggesting the environment feels somewhat safe and supportive but with noticeable areas that may reduce ease or emotional well-being.

StudentsS

Measures psychological resilience and comfort developed through interactions with other students, reflecting the overall peer climate.

example score6/12

6/12Mixed/variable climateexample score

0 – 4Low peer support

5 – 8Mixed/variable climate

9 – 12Positive peer climate

A score of 6 falls in the mixed/variable climate range, suggesting peer interactions provide some support but are not consistently strengthening psychological resilience.

AdultsA

Measures how much psychological protection, support, and safety adults provide within the educational environment.

example score4/12

4/12Low adult protectionexample score

0 – 4Low adult protection

5 – 8Moderate adult protection

9 – 12High adult protection

A score of 4 indicates low perceived psychological protection from adults, suggesting limited support and safety in interactions with adult figures in the educational environment.

Psychological SecurityPS

Measures how protected and psychologically safe a person feels in the educational environment, especially in adult–student interactions.

example score13/24

13/24Moderate securityexample score

0 – 7Low security

8 – 16Moderate security

17 – 24High security

A score of 13 indicates a moderate level of psychological security, suggesting generally acceptable conditions with some areas where comfort and protection may be improved.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School psychologists and counselors

41%OF USERS

They assess how safe students feel at school and use results to plan support, prevention, and timely interventions.

Teachers and class leaders

34%OF USERS

They evaluate classroom climate and teacher–student relationships to adjust communication and reduce conflict.

Adolescents in school

25%OF USERS

They share how comfortable, protected, and respected they feel among peers and with educators.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Psychological Satisfaction with the Educational EnvironmentPSwtEE

You?

Average7.2

Typical rangeTypical2.8 – 11.6

Possible0 – 24

Psychological ComfortPC

You?

Average16.2

Typical rangeTypical12 – 20.3

Possible0 – 24

studentss

You?

Average6.9

Typical rangeTypical4.7 – 9

Possible0 – 12

adultsa

You?

Average4.7

Typical rangeTypical2.9 – 6.5

Possible0 – 12

Psychological SecurityPS

You?

Average10.2

Typical rangeTypical6.2 – 14.2

Possible0 – 24

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Dear student, Please answer the questions in this questionnaire. The questions and statements concern your school and relationships among students, as well as between students and teachers. For each question, select only one response option. Choose the option that best reflects the extent to which you agree with the statement. There are no right or wrong answers. It is important to understand what is actually happening.

- Completely disagree
- Rather disagree
- Hard to say
- Rather agree
- Completely agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Completely disagree
- Rather disagree
- Hard to say
- Rather agree
- Completely agree

These are 3 of the 18 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For anyone reflecting on their own school experience, the Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment Test offers a structured way to reflect on everyday interactions, dignity, trust, participation, and emotional well-being. The profile from this educational environment safety test can give the respondent and the adults around them a starting point for discussing relationships, support, and the wider climate. The profile separates general impressions from experiences involving peers and adults.

What This Assessment Explores

This self-report examines perceived school climate through comfort, satisfaction, expression, peer relations, adult support, and protection from harm.

The scales are:

Psychological Satisfaction With the Educational Environment (0-24) measures satisfaction with conditions and climate plus positive attitudes toward the educational process and its organization: Low satisfaction (0-7), Moderate satisfaction (8-16), High satisfaction (17-24).
Psychological Comfort (0-24) measures comfort, safety, and emotional well-being: Low comfort (0-7), Moderate comfort (8-16), High comfort (17-24).
Students (0-12) measures psychological safety through interactions with other students and favorable peer climate: Low peer support (0-4), Mixed/variable climate (5-8), Positive peer climate (9-12).
Adults (0-12) measures adult support and safety: Low adult protection (0-4), Moderate adult protection (5-8), High adult protection (9-12).
Psychological Security (0-24) measures protection in adult-student interactions and discomfort risk: Low security (0-7), Moderate security (8-16), High security (17-24).

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Responses use five-position agreement scales, with a middle uncertainty option in several items. Statements cover humiliation, pressure, exclusion, trust, support, participation, and belonging. The results present reported scale scores alongside displayed bands; because the item-to-score rule is not specified, it should not be inferred from the ranges.

The framework treats psychological safety in schools as a relational experience involving peers, adults, and educational life. Its anchor is Psychological Safety of the School Educational Environment (Baeva, 2006), which connects safety with respectful treatment, supportive relationships, participation, and development. This questionnaire is conceptually consistent with that framework, not presented as a direct reproduction or validated adaptation.

Baeva and Bordovskaia (2015) link educational-environment safety with psychological well-being, while Baeva and Semikin (2005) connect safety with psychological culture and schoolchildren’s mental health. These studies provide related conceptual evidence and context, but do not establish reliability, validity, or norms for this online version.

Read the profile as structured self-report reflection. Current mood, recent incidents, memory, social desirability, and willingness to disclose can shape answers; the bands are not population norms or clinical cutoffs.

Author: Amy C. Edmondson, Edgar H. Schein

Literature:

Baeva, I.A. (2006). Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment of the School. In I.A. Baeva (Ed.), Providing Psychological Security in an Educational Institution: A Practical Guide (pp. 105-118). Saint Petersburg: Rech.
Baeva, I.A., & Bordovskaia, N.V. (2015). The Psychological Safety of the Educational Environment and the Psychological Well-Being of Russian Secondary School Pupils and Teachers. Psychology in Russia: State of Art, 8(1), 86-99. 10.11621/pir.2015.0108
Baeva, I.A., & Semikin, V.V. (2005). Safety of the Educational Environment, Psychological Culture and Mental Health of Schoolchildren. Izvestia: Herzen University Journal of Humanities & Sciences, 5(12), 7-19.

Updated: 2025-10-02