ArticlePloS one2022
When the times get tough the toughs get funny: Means by which humor buffers against death anxiety emerged during COVID-19 outbreak.
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- TikTok war humor: social and psychological functions of humor videos by micro-influencers and ordinary users during conflict.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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According to Terror Management Theory (TMT), there are three common buffers that minimize the anxiety of mortality salience: affirmation of a) one's cultural worldview, b) the self and one's personal values, and c) one's significance in the context of close personal relationships. The current study aimed at examining the contents of memes, which were distributed on social media during the COVID-19 outbreak, to explore the means by which humor buffers against death anxiety. A deductive and inductive thematic analysis captured three means by which humor buffers against death anxiety, a) humor as a means for connecting to cultural worldviews; b) humor as a means for inclusion in group; c) humor as a means to gain a sense of control. These findings are discussed through the theoretical lens of TMT.
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