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Doomscrolling linked to existential anxiety, distrust, suspicion and despair, study finds
Expert compares doomscrolling to being in a room where people are constantly yelling at you and says media needs to rethink news
Researchers surveyed 800 university students from the US and Iran and found that doomscrolling – or spending excessive time consuming negative news – was linked to feelings of existential anxiety, distrust and suspicion of others, and despair. The researchers found that constant exposure to negative news was associated with thoughts such as “life being fragile and limited, humans fundamentally being alone, and individuals not having full control of their lives”. Scientia Prof Helen Christensen, a professor of mental health at the University of New South Wales and board director of the Black Dog Institute, said the research was an interesting preliminary study but the results may be biased owing to the sample size.
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