The objective of this study is to examine young adults’ perceptions of the pandemic. This study is based on a content analysis of memes posted on one of the most popular emerging–adult-focused Facebook groups established during the pandemic. It finds that three themes emerged: pandemic humor, generational identity humor, and generational conflict humor. Memes about the pandemic include sub-themes of a coming apocalypse, adults who deny the seriousness of COVID-19, and a more general expression of negative feelings, particularly anger and fear, through humor. Posts also emphasize the existence of a shared generational identity through humor, with commonly understood references to issues like online learning, productivity, and mental health. Finally, generational conflict humor emphasizes antagonism with older generations, including mistrust of government and political leaders, professors, and universities.

这项研究的目的是检查年轻人对大流行的看法。这项研究基于对大流行期间建立的最受欢迎的新兴成人 Facebook 群组之一上发布的模因的内容分析。它发现出现了三个主题：流行幽默、代际身份幽默和代际冲突幽默。关于大流行的模因包括即将到来的世界末日的子主题、否认 COVID-19 严重性的成年人，以及通过幽默更普遍地表达负面情绪，尤其是愤怒和恐惧。帖子还通过幽默强调了共同的代际身份的存在，通常会提及在线学习、生产力和心理健康等问题。最后，代际冲突幽默强调与老一辈的对抗，