Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety

Abstract This study examined whether significantly anxious individuals differed from non-anxious individuals in their perceptual ratings of internet memes related to the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. Eighty individuals presenting clinically significa...

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Autores principales:	Umair Akram, Kamila Irvine, Sarah F. Allen, Jodie C. Stevenson, Jason G. Ellis, Jennifer Drabble
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/1b0747bcb40a4eac88b60c6166dbd4b0
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1b0747bcb40a4eac88b60c6166dbd4b02021-11-14T12:18:32ZInternet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety10.1038/s41598-021-00857-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/1b0747bcb40a4eac88b60c6166dbd4b02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00857-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract This study examined whether significantly anxious individuals differed from non-anxious individuals in their perceptual ratings of internet memes related to the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. Eighty individuals presenting clinically significant anxiety symptoms (indicating ≥ 15 on the GAD-7) and 80 non-anxious controls (indicating ≤ 4) rated the emotional valance, humour, relatability, shareability, and offensiveness of 45 Covid-19 internet memes. A measure of emotion regulation difficulties was also completed. The perception of humour, relatability, and shareability were all greater amongst anxious individuals relative to non-anxious controls. These differences were not mediated by emotion regulation deficits. Internet memes related to the current Covid-19 pandemic may tentatively serve as coping mechanism for individuals experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety.Umair AkramKamila IrvineSarah F. AllenJodie C. StevensonJason G. EllisJennifer DrabbleNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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description	Abstract This study examined whether significantly anxious individuals differed from non-anxious individuals in their perceptual ratings of internet memes related to the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst considering the mediating role of emotion regulation. Eighty individuals presenting clinically significant anxiety symptoms (indicating ≥ 15 on the GAD-7) and 80 non-anxious controls (indicating ≤ 4) rated the emotional valance, humour, relatability, shareability, and offensiveness of 45 Covid-19 internet memes. A measure of emotion regulation difficulties was also completed. The perception of humour, relatability, and shareability were all greater amongst anxious individuals relative to non-anxious controls. These differences were not mediated by emotion regulation deficits. Internet memes related to the current Covid-19 pandemic may tentatively serve as coping mechanism for individuals experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety.
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title	Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
title_short	Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
title_full	Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
title_fullStr	Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety
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publisher	Nature Portfolio
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url	https://doaj.org/article/1b0747bcb40a4eac88b60c6166dbd4b0
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Internet memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential coping mechanism for anxiety

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