Youth and social cohesion in times of the COVID pandemic: Most negatively affected? Most resilient?

Introduction: The current article reports findings from three large representative survey studies in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg. The studies are part of the research initiative of Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Methods: The article explores the role of social cohesion in the relationship between COVID-based objective and subjective strain, on the one hand, and future optimism for the youth, citizens of active age, and the elderly.