It should be noted, of course, that plenty of studies have also found that spending too much time “doomscrolling” or “doomsurfing” online (aka reading through tons of bad news), as well as spending too much time on social media, period, can raise stress and anxiety, and take a toll on mental health. What’s more, people who eyed memes with captions that addressed COVID-19 in particular were even more likely to have lower stress levels about the pandemic than those who looked at memes without COVID-related captions. This was indirectly related to less stress about the pandemic. And people reported feeling calmer and more content after looking at memes, according to the findings published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media this week, which is put out by the APA. Researchers with Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Santa Barbara surveyed 748 people online in December 2020 to determine whether looking at memes - aka funny images and text shared on social media, which are often copied and tweaked slightly to be topical - would influence their emotions and coping skills surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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