Evidence of psychological stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including anxiety, depression, etc. has been presented in many scientific papers. This is especially true for university students, who are a unique group experiencing constantly increased psychological stress associated with studying during a pandemic. This study aims to identify the factors that determine the severity of student anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported data on anxiety and psychological distress as a result of exposure to COVID-19 were collected on samples of students from 18 to 22 years old (N = 86), of which 53 were women and 33 were men. To study the predictors, multiple regression analysis and Studentʼs t-test were used. An increased risk of psychological stress was associated with the female gender. Characteristics such as embarrassed, agitated and in disarray, when assessed by students, are more likely to contribute to increased anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychosemantic predictors of studentsʼ personal anxiety are such qualities as frightened and weak, which corresponds to the anxious-fearful personality type. Also, triggers of anxiety disorders in students can be a loss of control over the situation and the need to take personal initiative, especially in the interpersonal sphere of life. In conclusion, it is concluded that the present study highlights some of the factors associated with an increased risk of developing psychological stress in students due to COVID-19 and can be used for psychological interventions.

The article presents an individual’s digital activity researching on the Internet. At the theoretical side, the digital socialization and digital activity importance in the development of society and an individual in particular is indicated. The concept of digitalization and digital activity is considered, as well as the functions of mass communication are designated. The empirical study’s of the digital activity of an individual on the Internet results’ analysis using an author's questionnaire (in online form) containing 70 open and closed questions is presented. 52 students (46 female and 6 male) of Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University aged from 19 to 24 years took part in the pilot study. The conducted research allowed us to identify the criteria of digital activity, there are: the time spent on the network; the variety of visited sites; the using of visited sites; the presence of a page on a social network; active posts’ publication on social networks; belonging to groups on social networks; the using of messengers to communicate, to work and to exchange information; online shopping; acquaintance and communication in the network; passion for mobile and computer games.