Defined by the #CoronavirusOutbreak’
Characterizing Gen Z in Twitter discourse surrounding Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica D Freeman (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Jessica Freeman (0000-0002-6714-5816, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, corresponding author), Jessica Elton (Eastern Michigan University), Daniel Sipocz (Berry College) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1130-1146 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2022.2072717 |
| OpenAlex | W4280562813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 44 |
Applying Social Identity Theory and resulting stereotyping as a framework to construct and categorize the cohort, we analyze discourse surrounding Gen Z and the pandemic via Twitter. Specifically, the research uncovers how discourse portrayed the onset of the pandemic as a defining moment for young adults comprising Gen Z and investigates resulting emergent stereotypes of the cohort. Using an inductive-dominant approach to qualitative content analysis, researchers analyzed 634 tweets using the hashtags #GenZ/#GenerationZ and #Covid19/#Coronavirus at the onset of stay-at-home orders across the U.S. The analysis yielded two themes and five subthemes: (1) defining moment: COVID-19 as an opportunity for collective sacrifice and COVID-19 as a catalyst for collective change; and (2) emergent stereotypes: Gen Z as societal delinquents versus model citizens, Gen Z as fragile versus resilient, and Gen Z as negative versus positive users of technology. The study views Twitter as an important space to capture the pandemic as a defining moment for Gen Z and as a vector for generational discourse to reflect stereotypes of the cohort, which has previously been largely unexplored by generational stereotyping scholarship
Categorization · Cohort · Construct (python library · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Discourse analysis · Epistemology · Identity (music · Linguistics · Pandemic · Political science · Scholarship · Social media · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Generational Differences and Trends · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |