College student expression on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic

The current study longitudinally examines college student Twitter patterns throughout initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to better understand psychological impact and online personal communication during the pandemic. A dataset consisting of ∼720,000 tweets posted by students f...

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Published inJournal of American college health Vol. 72; no. 3; p. 722
Main Authors Hopkins, Sarah W, Stark, Abigail M, Zinoviev, Dmitry, Tousignant, Olivia H, Fireman, Gary D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2024
Subjects
COVID-19
Humans
Pandemics
Social Media
Students
Universities
COVID-19
Twitter
student expression
pandemic
online learning
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Summary:The current study longitudinally examines college student Twitter patterns throughout initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to better understand psychological impact and online personal communication during the pandemic. A dataset consisting of ∼720,000 tweets posted by students from universities throughout the United States during the 2020 spring semester was analyzed according to structural and sentimental analysis. Using a data-driven approach, three time periods emerged which reflected the transition to online learning. Significant changes in structure and sentiment of tweets were observed across phases. Changes in Twitter patterns revealed important features of this unprecedented transition to online learning for college students.
ISSN:1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2022.2055434