ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Lasting Declines in Social Network Interaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Benjamin Haggerty
University of California, Los Angeles - David Kennedy
RAND Corporation - Thomas Bradbury
University of California, Los Angeles - Benjamin Karney
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
How were social networks affected by COVID-19 precautions? Drawing upon a diverse sample of 243 husbands and 250 wives, face-to-face interactions declined sharply from pre-pandemic levels during initial lockdowns. This loss was not compensated for by virtual interactions and did not recover during the subsequent 1.5 years.
Social Groups/Social Relationships
