Emotional and Ethical Competence of Primary School Teachers in Conditions of Social Instability

The article examines the emotional and ethical competence of primary school teachers as an integrative professional quality formed under conditions of social instability.The author substantiates that social challenges increase emotional tension and change the nature of pedagogical interaction, which enhances the importance of teachers' emotional self-regulation, ethical responsibility and reflective decision-making.The emotional and ethical competence is defined as a resource of pedagogical resilience that ensures psychological balance, supports a safe educational environment and contributes to maintaining a positive moral and emotional climate in the primary school classroom.