College student expression on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-9, 2022 Apr 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1795555
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The current study longitudinally examines college student Twitter patterns throughout initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to better understand psychological impact and online personal communication during the pandemic.Participants:
A dataset consisting of â¼720,000 tweets posted by students from universities throughout the United States during the 2020 spring semester was analyzed according to structural and sentimental analysis.Methods:
Using a data-driven approach, three time periods emerged which reflected the transition to online learning.Results:
Significant changes in structure and sentiment of tweets were observed across phases.Conclusions:
Changes in Twitter patterns revealed important features of this unprecedented transition to online learning for college students.
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MEDLINE
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English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
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Article
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07448481.2022.2055434
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