Saat pandemi COVID-19 berlangsung, jenis humor tertentu yaitu dark humor mengenai COVID-19 banyak beredar di media sosial terutama Twitter dan Instagram. Humor appreciation menjadi penting untuk diteliti dikarenakan tingkat humor appreciation individu terhadap dark humor mengenai pandemi COVID-19 dapat memprediksi seberapa banyak dampak positif yang dapat dirasakan individu terhadap penggunaan humor tersebut di kala pandemi, seperti adanya perasaan terhibur serta berkurangnya rasa cemas. Humor appreciation yang baik ditandai dengan tingginya tingkat dimensi funniness dan rendahnya tingkat dimensi aversiveness. Penelitian ini menguji pengaruh jenis humor tertentu, yaitu dark humor berbentuk meme mengenai pandemi COVID-19 terhadap humor appreciation yang dimoderasi oleh humor coping dan membandingkannya dengan benign humor (humor non-COVID-19). Penelitian merupakan penelitian eksperimental daring within subject design, post-test only. Partisipan pada penelitian ini adalah 339 dewasa muda berusia 18-25 tahun yang merupakan Warga Negara Indonesia (WNI). Setiap partisipan mendapatkan dua perlakuan di mana masing-masing partisipan dipaparkan konten dark humor berupa meme mengenai COVID-19 dan benign humor berupa meme non-COVID-19. Data dianalisis dengan analisis deskriptif, paired samples t-test dan MEMORE model 2. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh jenis humor terutama dark humor berbentuk meme terhadap humor appreciation. Meme COVID-19 dinilai kurang lucu dan aversif dibandingkan dengan meme non-COVID-19. Tidak terdapat pengaruh interaksi yang signifikan antara jenis humor terutama dark humor berbentuk meme yang dipaparkan dengan humor coping terhadap kedua dimensi dari humor appreciation, yaitu dimensi funniness dan aversiveness.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, a certain type of humor, namely dark humor about COVID-19 was widely circulated on social media, especially Twitter and Instagram. Humor appreciation became important to be studied because the level of individual appreciation of the dark humor about the COVID-19 pandemic can predict how much positive impact an individual can have on the use of the humor during the pandemic, such as feeling entertained and reducing anxiety. A good humor appreciation is characterized by a high level of funniness dimension and a low level of aversiveness dimension. This study examines the effect of certain types of humor, namely dark humor in the form of memes about the COVID-19 pandemic on the appreciation of humor moderated by humor coping and compares it with benign humor (non-COVID-19 humor). The research is an online experimental research using within subject design, post-test only. Participants in this study were 339 young adults aged between 18-25 years old and is an Indonesian citizen. Each participant received two treatments where each participant were given dark humor contents (COVID-19 memes) and benign humor contents (non-COVID-19 memes). Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, paired sample t-test and MEMORE model 2. The results of the analysis showed that there was an influence of types of humor, especially dark humor (COVID-19 meme) on the appreciation of humor. COVID-19 memes are considered less funny and aversive than non-COVID-19 memes. There is no significant interaction effect between types of humor, especially dark humor (COVID-19 memes) with humor coping on both dimensions of humor appreciation, namely the dimensions of funniness and aversiveness.