This study investigates students' social networks and mental health before and at the time of
the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, using longitudinal data collected since 2018. We …

Friendships are crucial in adolescent development. This paper presents a sco** review,
followed by a systematic review, to assess friendship interventions and their impacts on the …

In learning communities, students share their knowledge which might contribute to academic
performance. This study disentangles peer selection from influence processes in modelling …

Significant numbers of undergraduate university students are not meeting the physical
activity guidelines recommended by the World Health Organisation. These guidelines …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a challenge to global mental health.
Loneliness and isolation may put people at higher risk for increased psychological distress …

Understanding how student peers influence learning outcomes is crucial for effective
education management in complex social systems. The complexities of peer selection and …

Behavior diffusion through social networks is a key social process. It may be guided by
various factors such as network topology, type of propagated behavior, and the strength of …

Though higher education scholars have long known that undergraduate student
engagement is associated with student persistence, they have yet to fully unravel its …

University students' sense of belonging has been greatly underrated since the pandemic,
despite the fact that school belonging has been studied for many years. Due to school …

This study explores the role of social media-especially social networking sites-Facebook, in
spreading the culture of volunteer work among young people, especially university youth in …