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College student expression on Twitter during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sarah W Hopkins1, Abigail M Stark1,2, Dmitry Zinoviev3
1Department of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Objective: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.
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Participants: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.
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Methods:Using a data-driven approach, three time periods emerged which reflected the transition to online learning.
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Results:Significant changes in structure and sentiment of tweets were observed across phases.
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Conclusions:Changes in Twitter patterns revealed important features of this unprecedented transition to online learning for college students.
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