Psychological Well-Being and Emotion Regulation as Predictors of Doomscrolling

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the doomscrolling behaviours of individuals in terms of various variables. Data were collected from 348 individuals aged between 18-50 years. Doomscrolling Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Emotion Regulation Scale were used as data collection tools. According to the information obtained from the research, it was determined that doomscrolling behaviour did not change according to gender and employment status. Doomscrolling behaviour varies according to age group, and this variability is in favour of the 18-30 age group. In addition, doomscrolling behaviour is negatively predicted by psychological well-being. Doomscrolling behaviour is positively predicted by suppression, a sub-dimension of emotion regulation, but not by reappraisal sub-dimension. All of these variables together explain 11% of the doomscrolling.