"Emotional Distancing": Change and Strain in U.S. Young Adult College Students' Relationships During COVID-19.
Emerg Adulthood
; 10(2): 546-557, 2022 Apr.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1613213
ABSTRACT
We analyzed qualitative data from 707 USA college students aged 18-22 in late April 2020 regarding if and how their relationships had changed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most (69%) participants experienced relationship changes, most of whom (77%) described negative changes less overall contact, feeling disconnected, and increased tension, some of which was due to conflict over pandemic-related public health precautions. Physical distancing from social contacts also created emotional distancing it was harder to maintain affective connections via online platforms and within the isolating context of shelter-in-place. Due to emerging adulthood being a sensitive window for social development, the COVID-19 pandemic-induced emotional distancing could have long-term ramifications for this cohort's relationships over the course of their lives.
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Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Adulthood
Year:
2022
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Article
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21676968211065531
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