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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Main Authors: Umair Akram, Kamila Irvine, Sarah F. Allen, Jodie C. Stevenson, Jason G. Ellis, Jennifer Drabble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00857-8