AUTHOR=Thilakasiri Isuru , Fonseka Tharaka , Mapa Isuri , Godaliyadda Roshan , Herath Vijitha , Thowfeek Ramila , Rathnayake Anuruddhika , Ekanayake Parakrama , Ekanayake Janaka TITLE=The influence of social interactions in mitigating psychological distress during the COVID−19 pandemic: a study in Sri Lanka JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=15 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1491805 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1491805 ISSN=1664-1078