The Impact of COVID-19 on Peer Relationships: Insights from Classroom Social Networks

Yusuf Agus and Betul Turkum ()
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Yusuf Agus: European University Institute, https://www.eui.eu/en/home
Betul Turkum: Aix-Marseille Univ., CNRS, AMSE, Marseille, France, https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/members/turkum

No 2415, AMSE Working Papers from Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France

Abstract: We analyze the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on classroom peer relationships using a unique field dataset collected from 3rd and 4th-grade students in Turkey. Using data from both pre-pandemic and pandemic cohorts, we find significant changes in social interactions among the pandemic cohort after prolonged school closures. We observe varying effects contingent upon the nature of peer relationships. While friendship relationships deteriorated, some facets of academic support relationships among classmates display enhancement. However, this progress is exclusively observed among native students, as opposed to refugees. Additionally, we uncover significant improvements in inter-ethnicity and inter-gender relationships in classrooms after COVID-19.

Keywords: Peer relationships; COVID-19; classroom social networks; refugees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D85 I21 I24 I28 J15 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 pages
Date: 2024-04
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