Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with
The study highlights that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the size of a household or the number of people someone lived with was less important for maintaining a sense of social connection than the quality of those relationships. Specifically, living with a romantic partner was found to significantly help individuals feel connected and supported during social distancing measures, more so than living with other household members like roommates, pets, or even children.
The broader takeaway is that who you live with—and the emotional closeness and support you share with them—matters more for well-being than just having more people around. This finding suggests that public health policies should balance physical health measures (like social distancing) with strategies to support emotional and psychological needs, such as allowing safe ways for people to interact with close partners or loved ones.
Changes in social connection during COVID-19 social distancing: It’s not (household) size that matters, it’s who you’re with
The study highlights that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the size of a household or the number of people someone lived with was less important for maintaining a sense of social connection than the quality of those relationships. Specifically, living with a romantic partner was found to significantly help individuals feel connected and supported during social distancing measures, more so than living with other household members like roommates, pets, or even children.
The broader takeaway is that who you live with—and the emotional closeness and support you share with them—matters more for well-being than just having more people around. This finding suggests that public health policies should balance physical health measures (like social distancing) with strategies to support emotional and psychological needs, such as allowing safe ways for people to interact with close partners or loved ones.
There was another possible development: Reuters also reported that Ukraine said that Belarus could soon join the invasion of Ukraine. However, the AFP, citing a Pentagon official, said the U.S. hasn’t yet seen evidence that Belarusian troops are in Ukraine. Stocks closed in the red Friday as investors weighed upbeat remarks from Russian President Vladimir Putin about diplomatic discussions with Ukraine against a weaker-than-expected print on U.S. consumer sentiment. Telegram has gained a reputation as the “secure” communications app in the post-Soviet states, but whenever you make choices about your digital security, it’s important to start by asking yourself, “What exactly am I securing? And who am I securing it from?” These questions should inform your decisions about whether you are using the right tool or platform for your digital security needs. Telegram is certainly not the most secure messaging app on the market right now. Its security model requires users to place a great deal of trust in Telegram’s ability to protect user data. For some users, this may be good enough for now. For others, it may be wiser to move to a different platform for certain kinds of high-risk communications. "We're seeing really dramatic moves, and it's all really tied to Ukraine right now, and in a secondary way, in terms of interest rates," Octavio Marenzi, CEO of Opimas, told Yahoo Finance Live on Thursday. "This war in Ukraine is going to give the Fed the ammunition, the cover that it needs, to not raise interest rates too quickly. And I think Jay Powell is a very tepid sort of inflation fighter and he's not going to do as much as he needs to do to get that under control. And this seems like an excuse to kick the can further down the road still and not do too much too soon." Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences.
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