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searchaux" style="display:none">Compulsive consumption of negative online news</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scrolling_on_phone.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A photo of a person's hand while scrolling through news on smartphone" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Scrolling_on_phone.jpg/220px-Scrolling_on_phone.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Scrolling_on_phone.jpg/330px-Scrolling_on_phone.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Scrolling_on_phone.jpg/440px-Scrolling_on_phone.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>A person scrolling through news on a <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphone</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b>Doomscrolling</b> or <b>doomsurfing</b> is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading large quantities of <a href="/wiki/News" title="News">news</a>, particularly negative news, on the <a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Web" title="World Wide Web">web</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concept was coined around 2020, particularly in the context of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p><p>Doomscrolling can also be defined as the excessive consumption of short-form videos or social media content for an excessive period of time without stopping.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a 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(January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Surveys and studies suggest doomscrolling is predominant among youth.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be considered a form of <a href="/wiki/Internet_addiction_disorder" title="Internet addiction disorder">internet addiction disorder</a>. In 2019, a study by the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Sciences" title="National Academy of Sciences">National Academy of Sciences</a> found that doomscrolling can be linked to a decline in mental and physical health.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numerous reasons for doomscrolling have been cited, including <a href="/wiki/Negativity_bias" title="Negativity bias">negativity bias</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out" title="Fear of missing out">fear of missing out</a>, increased anxiety, and attempts at gaining control over uncertainty. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The practice of doomscrolling can be compared to an older phenomenon from the 1970s called the <a href="/wiki/Mean_world_syndrome" title="Mean world syndrome">mean world syndrome</a>, described as "the belief that the world is a more dangerous place to live in than it actually is as a result of long-term exposure to violence-related content on television".<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Studies show that seeing upsetting news leads people to seek out more information on the topic, creating a self-perpetuating cycle.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In common parlance, the word "doom" connotes darkness and evil, referring to one's fate (cf. <a href="/wiki/Damnation" title="Damnation">damnation</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the internet's infancy, "<a href="/wiki/Surfing_the_net" class="mw-redirect" title="Surfing the net">surfing</a>" was a common verb used in reference to browsing the internet; similarly, the word "<a href="/wiki/Scrolling" title="Scrolling">scrolling</a>" refers to sliding through online content.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After 3 years of being on the <a href="/wiki/Merriam-Webster" title="Merriam-Webster">Merriam-Webster</a> "watching" list, "doomscrolling" was recognized as an official word in September 2023.<b><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> <a href="/wiki/Dictionary.com" title="Dictionary.com">Dictionary.com</a> chose it as the top monthly trend in August 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Macquarie_Dictionary" title="Macquarie Dictionary">Macquarie Dictionary</a></i> named doomscrolling as the 2020 Committee's Choice Word of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Popularity">Popularity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Merriam-Webster, the term was first used in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term continued to gain traction in the early 2020s<sup id="cite_ref-:52_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:52-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rella_20202_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rella_20202-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> through events such as the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 U.S. presidential election</a>, the <a href="/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="January 6 United States Capitol attack">storming of the U.S. Capitol</a> in 2021, and the <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a> since 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all of which have been noted to have exacerbated the practice of doomscrolling.<sup id="cite_ref-:62_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:62-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:02_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Doomscrolling became widespread among users of <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> during the COVID-19 pandemic,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has also been discussed in relation to the <a href="/wiki/Climate_crisis" title="Climate crisis">climate crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2024 survey conducted by <a href="/wiki/Morning_Consult" title="Morning Consult">Morning Consult</a>, concluded that approximately 31% of American adults doomscroll on a regular basis. This percentage is further exaggerated the younger the adults are, with millennials at 46%, and Gen Z adults at 51%.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_infinite_scroll">The infinite scroll</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The infinite scroll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Infinite_scroll" class="mw-redirect" title="Infinite scroll">Infinite scroll</a></div> <p>Infinite scrolling is a design approach which loads content continuously as the user scrolls down. It eliminates the need for pagination thereby encouraging doomscrolling behaviours. The feature allows a social media user to "infinitely scroll", as the software is continuously loading new content and displaying an endless stream of information. Consequently, this feature can exacerbate doomscrolling as it removes natural stopping points that a user might pause at.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concept of infinite scrolling is sometimes attributed to <a href="/wiki/Aza_Raskin" title="Aza Raskin">Aza Raskin</a> by the elimination of <a href="/wiki/Pagination" title="Pagination">pagination</a> of web pages, in favor of continuously loading content as the user scrolls down the page.<sup id="cite_ref-INF_SCROLL_USABILITY_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INF_SCROLL_USABILITY-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raskin later expressed regret at the invention, describing it as "one of the first products designed to not simply help a user, but to deliberately keep them online for as long as possible".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Usability research suggests infinite scrolling can present an accessibility issue.<sup id="cite_ref-INF_SCROLL_USABILITY_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INF_SCROLL_USABILITY-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lack of stopping cues has been described as a pathway to both <a href="/wiki/Problematic_smartphone_use" title="Problematic smartphone use">problematic smartphone use</a> and <a href="/wiki/Problematic_social_media_use" title="Problematic social media use">problematic social media use</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_media's_role"><span id="Social_media.27s_role"></span>Social media's role</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Social media's role"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Social media companies play a significant role in the perpetuation of doomscrolling by leveraging algorithms designed to maximize user engagement. These algorithms prioritize content that is emotionally stimulating, often favoring negative news and sensationalized headlines to keep users scrolling. The business models of most social media platforms rely heavily on user engagement, which means that the longer people stay on their platforms, the more advertisements they see, and the more data is collected on their behavior. This creates a cycle where emotionally charged content—often involving negative or anxiety-inducing information—is repeatedly pushed to users, encouraging them to keep scrolling and consuming more content. Despite the well-documented negative effects of doomscrolling on mental health, social media companies are incentivized to maintain user engagement through these methods, making it challenging for individuals to break free from the habit.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanations">Explanations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Explanations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negativity_bias">Negativity bias</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Negativity bias"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The act of doomscrolling can be attributed to the natural <a href="/wiki/Negativity_bias" title="Negativity bias">negativity bias</a> people have when consuming information.<sup id="cite_ref-Rella_2020_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rella_2020-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Negativity_bias" title="Negativity bias">Negativity bias</a> is the idea that negative events have a larger impact on one's mental well-being than good ones.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jeffrey Hall, a professor of communication studies at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kansas" title="University of Kansas">University of Kansas</a> in Lawrence, notes that due to an individual's regular state of contentment, potential threats provoke one's attention.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One psychiatrist at the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Wexner_Medical_Center" title="Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center">Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center</a> notes that humans are "all hardwired to see the negative and be drawn to the negative because it can harm [them] physically."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He cites evolution as the reason for why humans seek out such negatives: if one's ancestors, for example, discovered how an ancient creature could injure them, they could avoid that fate.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As opposed to primitive humans, however, most people in modern times do not realize that they are even seeking negative information. Social media algorithms heed the content users engage in and display posts similar in nature, which can aid in the act of doomscrolling.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As per the clinic director of the <a href="/wiki/Perelman_School_of_Medicine_at_the_University_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania">Perelman School of Medicine</a>'s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety: "People have a question, they want an answer, and assume getting it will make them feel better ... You keep scrolling and scrolling. Many think that will be helpful, but they end up feeling worse afterward."<sup id="cite_ref-:4_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fear_of_missing_out">Fear of missing out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Fear of missing out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Doomscrolling can also be explained by the fear of missing out, a common fear that causes people to take part in activities that may not be explicitly beneficial to them, but which they fear "missing out on".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This fear is also applied within the world of news, and social media. A research study conducted by <a href="/wiki/Statista" title="Statista">Statista</a> in 2013 found that more than half of Americans experienced FOMO on social media; further studies found FOMO affected 67% of Italian users in 2017, and 59% of Polish teenagers in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thus, Bethany Teachman, a professor of psychology at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>, states that FOMO is likely to be correlated with doomscrolling due to the person's fear of missing out on crucial negative information.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Control_seeking">Control seeking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Control seeking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Obsessively consuming negative news online can additionally be partially attributed to a person's psychological need for control. As stated earlier, the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with the popularity of doomscrolling. A likely reasoning behind this is that during uncertain times, people are likely to engage in doomscrolling as a way to help them gather information and a sense of mastery over the situation. This is done by people to reinforce their belief that staying informed, and in control will provide them with protection from grim situations.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, while attempting to seize control, more often than not as a result of doomscrolling individuals develop more anxiety towards the situation rather than lessen it.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brain_anatomy">Brain anatomy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Brain anatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Doomscrolling, the compulsion to engross oneself in negative news, may be the result of an evolutionary mechanism where humans are "wired to screen for and anticipate danger".<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By frequently monitoring events surrounding negative headlines, staying informed may grant the feeling of being better prepared; however, prolonged scrolling may also lead to worsened mood and mental health as personal fears might seem heightened.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Inferior_frontal_gyrus" title="Inferior frontal gyrus">inferior frontal gyrus</a> (IFG) plays an important role in information processing and integrating new information into beliefs about reality.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the IFG, the brain "selectively filters bad news" when presented with new information as it updates beliefs.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When a person engages in doomscrolling, the brain may feel under threat and shut off its "bad news filter" in response.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a study where researchers manipulated the left IFG using <a href="/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulation" title="Transcranial magnetic stimulation">transcranial magnetic stimulation</a> (TMS), patients were more likely to incorporate negative information when updating beliefs.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This suggests that the left IFG may be responsible for inhibiting bad news from altering personal beliefs; when participants were presented with favorable information and received TMS, the brain still updated beliefs in response to the positive news.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study also suggests that the brain selectively filters information and updates beliefs in a way that reduces stress and anxiety by processing good news with higher regard (see <a href="/wiki/Optimism_bias" title="Optimism bias">optimistic bias</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:10_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Increased doomscrolling exposes the brain to greater quantities of unfavorable news and may restrict the brain's ability to embrace good news and discount bad news;<sup id="cite_ref-:10_38-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this can result in <a href="/wiki/Negative_emotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Negative emotion">negative emotions</a> that make one feel anxious, depressed, and isolated.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health_effects">Health effects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Health effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Psychological_effects">Psychological effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Psychological effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Health professionals have advised that excessive doomscrolling can negatively impact existing mental health issues.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the overall impact that doomscrolling has on people may vary,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it can often make one feel anxious, stressed, fearful, depressed, and isolated.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_37-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Research">Research</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Professors of psychology at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Sussex" title="University of Sussex">University of Sussex</a> conducted a study in which participants watched television news consisting of "positive-, neutral-, and negative valenced material".<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_1997_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston_1997-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:12_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The study revealed that participants who watched the negative news programs showed an increase in anxiety, sadness, and catastrophic tendencies regarding personal worries.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_1997_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston_1997-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A study conducted by psychology researchers in conjunction with the <i><a href="/wiki/HuffPost" title="HuffPost">Huffington Post</a></i> found that participants who watched three minutes of negative news in the morning were 27% more likely to have reported experiencing a bad day six to eight hours later.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comparatively, the group who watched solutions-focused news stories reported a good day 88% of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="News_avoidance">News avoidance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doomscrolling&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: News avoidance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some people have begun <a href="/wiki/Coping" title="Coping">coping</a> with the abundance of negative news stories by avoiding news altogether. A study from 2017 to 2022 showed that news avoidance is increasing, and that 38% of people admitted to sometimes or often actively avoiding the news in 2022, up from 29% in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some journalists have admitted to avoiding the news; journalist <a href="/wiki/Amanda_Ripley" title="Amanda Ripley">Amanda Ripley</a> wrote that "people producing the news themselves are struggling, and while they aren't likely to admit it, it is warping the coverage."<sup id="cite_ref-Ripley_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ripley-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also identified ways she believes could help fix the problem, such as intentionally adding more hope, agency, and dignity into stories so readers don't feel the helplessness which leads them to tune out entirely.<sup id="cite_ref-Ripley_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ripley-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, a study by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Reuters_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Journalism" title="Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism">Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism</a> indicated that an increasing number of people are avoiding the news.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, 39% of people worldwide reported actively avoiding the news, up from 29% in 2017. 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