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Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education Students: Social life

During the pandemic, students experienced a decrease in their level of social interaction, with many seeking ways to keep in contact with others. When asked who the students communicate with online daily, 52% (largely Asian and European students) said a close family member. 47.8% of students said they communicated with someone they live with (largely students from Oceania and North America), and 45.8% of students said they relied greatly on social networks (largely South and North American students). However, higher education students (especially in North and South America) reported the lowest frequency in which they had online communications with their university administration (2.8%) and voluntary organizations (3.7%),
Students also reported who they first turned to when talking about the pandemic. 45% went to close family members, 29% turned to a person they live with, 6% went to distant family members, and 5% went to a close friend. However, it was observed that first year undergraduate students were more likely to report contacting their close friends and using social networks to communicate than postgraduate students.

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Updated 2021-06-09

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