Abstract
As well as causing a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has also generated multilevel social changes by damaging psychosocial and economic resources across Iranian society. Therefore, this qualitative study was conducted to examine and explain these social consequences and their impact on the social capital of Iran during the COVID-19 outbreak. Using a content analysis approach, nine experts participated in semistructured, in-depth interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Lundman and Graneheim's method. The social impacts of COVID-19 can be summarized into six categories and 32 subcategories. Three positive-negative categories emerged from the data analysis: “formation of new patterns of social communications; formation of new patterns of behavior; creation of economic changes.” Three entirely negative categories included “creating a climate of distrust; disruption of cultural, social, and religious values; psychosocial disorders.” Overall, most findings (27 out of 32 subcategories) indicated the destructive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on social capital. Therefore, this raises concerns about social capital endangerment in Iran. However, positive social impacts can guide policies that strengthen social action and improve social capital.
Highlights
Not long after the reporting of a severe respiratory illness in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the world found itself facing a major health shock, with the disease rapidly spreading to many countries [1]
It is noteworthy that social capital is formed over the course of time and that socioeconomic and political conditions at the national and international levels have a tremendous impact on it [17, 18]. erefore, it seems necessary to study the situation of social capital during the COVID-19 pandemic in countries involved in various social, economic, and political crises, such as Iran
This study concludes that the COVID-19 outbreak has a variety of social consequences
Summary
The Social Consequences of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Iran: Is Social Capital at Risk? A Qualitative Study. The Social Consequences of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Iran: Is Social Capital at Risk? As well as causing a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated multilevel social changes by damaging psychosocial and economic resources across Iranian society. Erefore, this qualitative study was conducted to examine and explain these social consequences and their impact on the social capital of Iran during the COVID-19 outbreak. Ree positive-negative categories emerged from the data analysis: “formation of new patterns of social communications; formation of new patterns of behavior; creation of economic changes.” ree entirely negative categories included “creating a climate of distrust; disruption of cultural, social, and religious values; psychosocial disorders.”. Most findings (27 out of 32 subcategories) indicated the destructive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on social capital. Positive social impacts can guide policies that strengthen social action and improve social capital
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