The paper aims to compare the level of self-efficacy, automatic thoughts and personality factors described by the "Big Five" model in students specializing in Pedagogy Primary and Preschool Education. The "Big Five" personality factors were assessed through the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), Selfefficacy was measured through the Self-efficacy Scale, and Automatic Thoughts using the Automatic Thought Questionnaire. The research samples consist of a) Group 1 consisting of 30 participantsstudents in the Pedagogy Primary and Preschool Education (PIPP) specialization (27 females and 3 males) with an average age of 25.6 years; b) Group 2 consisting of 30 young people who are not students (27 females and 3 males) with an average age of 25.6 years. The results obtained indicate that there are no differences between PIPP students and other young people participating in research in terms of Selfefficacy and Automatic Thoughts, but in terms of personality traits there are differences between the two groups. At the same time, the research results indicate a link between a personality factor of the "Big Five" model and Self-efficacy in PIPP students, but also the existence of a link between Automatic Thoughts and at least a factor of personality traits of the "Big Five" model.

The current context generated by the COVID 19 pandemic has determined, as far as education is concerned, a substantial orientation of didactic activities towards online education. On a par with teachers, the students and parents were confronted with the more or less familiar reality of online education. The process of adaptation to this type of education was not deprived of obstacles but was also a source of satisfactions on the professional and personal level. The present study highlights the characteristics of the online education, the need for online education in the COVID 19 pandemic context, as well as the advantages and disadvantages brought about by this type of education.

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The increased use of the Internet and digital communication platforms has facilitated the emergence and development of the phenomenon known in the literature as cyberbullying. This research aims to examine the perception of the interviewees about the phenomenon of cyberbullying in the period marked by the Covid 19 pandemic. In this research the method of sociological survey based on questionnaire was used. The research was attended by 541 people, mostly young people (83.5% of the interviewees are under 30 years old). The findings showed that the interviewees know to a large extent the phenomenon of cyberbullying; respondents believe that this phenomenon spread during the Covid 19 pandemic; half of those surveyed witnessed the phenomenon of cyberbullying, while 44.7% say they know people who have been victims of cyberbullying. The present study analyzes the way in which the interviewees position themselves in relation to different acts specific to cyberbullying. The study also highlights the opinions of the interviewees on effective action strategies to combat cyberbullying.

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