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2022;17 (5): 3005-3021.

Socioeconomic Status, Peer Social Capital, and Quality of Life of High School Students During COVID-19: A Mediation Analysis.

Jiayu Zhang, Liu Hong, Gaoming Ma
Author Information
  1. Jiayu Zhang: Center of Social Welfare and Governance, Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Room 912, School of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, City of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province China.
  2. Liu Hong: Department of Social Work, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  3. Gaoming Ma: Center of Social Welfare and Governance, Department of Social Welfare and Risk Management, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Room 912, School of Public Affairs, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, No. 866 Yuhangtang Road, City of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province China. ORCID
PMID: 35342485 DOI: 10.1007/s11482-022-10050-2

Abstract

This paper investigates how peer social capital mediates associations between socioeconomic status and quality of life among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using survey data and school administration records collected at a high school (N���=���1,736) in a coastal province in China, the results demonstrate that adolescents' socioeconomic status is associated strongly with their quality of life. When students were learning at home during COVID-19 school closures, peer social capital exerted a mediating effect on the association between socioeconomic status and quality of life. Most importantly, while peer social capital rooted in the real world seemed to be related positively to higher quality of life, peer social capital in the virtual world led to lower quality of life. These findings suggest that peer social capital might manifest different impact mechanisms for adolescents during the pandemic. Theoretical contributions and policy implications are discussed in this paper.

Keywords

COVID-19 Causal Mediation Model Peer Social Capital Quality of Life Socioeconomic Status Structural Equation Model

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