“Delulu is the Solulu”: Digital Humour and Emotional Coping Among Gen Z

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@article{1718154,
      author = {Ruchika Sachdev, Dr. Jesus Milton Rousseau S},
      title = {“Delulu is the Solulu”: Digital Humour and Emotional Coping Among Gen Z},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {11},
      pages = {3778-3789},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1718154.pdf},
      abstract = {Social media trends have increasingly become a part of how Genz expresses emotions and deals with everyday stress. The phrase “Delulu is the Solulu” has become popular among people who use it to describe their copying method which involves using fake ideas and their optimistic dreams to handle real-life difficulties. Young people use this phrase to express their thoughts and feelings across multiple digital social humour trends on emotional copying abilities and resilience development remains unproven. The “Delulu is the Solulu” trend research examines how it affects emotional copying among Generation Z. The study investigates how people who participate in this trend will experience changes in their ability to relieve stress and show emotions and build emotional resilience. The research study used a survey method to collect primary data through a questionnaire which they distributed to 136 respondents who were between 18 to 28 years old and actively consumed social media content and online trends in their daily life and how it affects their ability to manage stress and uncertainty. It further explains that such social media trends like “Delulu is the Solulu”, which people use for entertainment purposes do not become serious in their actual applications, but often act as a light-hearted escape from the pressure, anxiety and personal struggle. Many young users engage with these phrases like “Delulu is the Solulu” as a way to make difficult situation feel less overwhelming and more manageable. This trend reflects how Generation Z users in modern digital culture express their emotions and develop their identities through social media language.},
      keywords = {Digital Humour, Generation Z, Emotional Copying, Social Media Trends, Emotional Resilience, Memes and Online Expression},
      month = {May},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1718154}
  }