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Digital Socialligators? Social Media-Induced Perceived Support during the Transition to the COVID-19 Lockdown
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.5371
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2023-06-01
Sprache
English
Author(s)
TORE-DOI
Journal
Volume
41
Issue
3
Start Page
748
End Page
767
Citation
Social Science Computer Review 41 (3): 748-767 (2023-06)
Publisher DOI
Publisher
SAGE Publications
The sudden COVID-19-induced transition from a physical university life to a virtual one was a painful one for many students. Social distancing measures mean more than a simple change from face-to-face to online education. This study investigates how different social aspects, such as the students’ psychological sense of community, social capital, and use of social media, facilitated the perceived social support during the transition to the COVID-19 lockdown. Our results not only underline social media’s role, but also indicate that the perceived social support, as well as the bonding and bridging social capital, were particularly relevant during the transition process. Our findings are aimed at organizational management by recommending actionable ways in which they could improve social support by organizing computer-supported social networks, social support predictors, and specialized interventions for students with less perceived social support. As such, the study provides unique insights into the COVID-19-induced lockdown situation among students, while offering a transition model that also generalizes to other settings.
Subjects
social media
social capital
social support
psychological sense of community
COVID-19 lockdown
PLS-SEM
DDC Class
360: Social Problems, Social Services
370: Education
004: Computer Sciences
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