Studies describe impact of COVID pandemic on sociability and college students' mental health

COVID-19 increased psychological distress in college students, data reveal Due, in part, to campus shutdowns, students' rates of on-campus use of mental health services decreased from 59% to 44%. CIDRAP

A study yesterday in Frontiers shows that university students experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19 but used fewer mental health support services. This is the first known study to use a national dataset to compare use of mental health services pre- and post-pandemic.  ...

Staying home has become the 'new normal' since COVID peak, study shows Researchers in the US have found that since the COVID pandemic, people are staying at home more than before. But in Australia, a study has found while feelings of isolation have increased, our sense of loneliness during the pandemic lockdowns didn't. ABC News