Getting through the crisis together: do friendships contribute to university students’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Social contacts and social support represent resources that contribute to resilience. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated measures, including contact restrictions, posed challenges for young adults’ social networks, in particular for their friendships. Employing a mixed-method approach...

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Main Authors: Kulcar, Vanessa (Author) , Bork-Hüffer, Tabea (Author) , Schneider, Ann-Malin (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 16. Mai 2022
In: Frontiers in psychology
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.880646
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.880646
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Author Notes:Vanessa Kulcar, Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Ann-Malin Schneider

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