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March 22, 2026EmotionOpen Access

Staying connected: How close friendships supported emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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OSOvidia A. StanoiDCDanielle CosmeMJMia Jovanova

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Overview

Longitudinal study reveals friendship quality supports emotional health in college students during the pandemic, suggesting potential coping mechanisms.

Key Points

  • The study explores the relationship between close friendship networks and emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Longitudinal analysis of U.S. college students with 10,088 observations over a 28-day period.
  • Utilized prepandemic social network data and ecological momentary assessments.
  • Focused on associations between friendship quality and daily affect.
  • Students with more close friends reported higher positive affect and lower negative affect.
  • Quality of online interactions was a significant factor in emotional benefits.
  • Emotional sharing led to closer feelings, especially for those with fewer friends.

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Stanoi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bf86ecf665edcd009e9153https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001661
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