Psychological adjustment and wellbeing after an earthquake: The serial
mediating role of doomscrolling and emotional regulation difficulty
Abstract
Considering that individuals psychological adjustment is negatively
affected after traumatic events such as earthquakes, it is important to
examine the effect of the need for information about negative news on
individuals mental well-being. The aim of this study is to examine the
effect of psychological adjustment on mental well-being and to
investigate the mediating role of doomscrolling and emotion
dysregulation. A total of 407 Turkish adults (264 women, 143 men)
participated in the study. The average age of the participants is about
35 years old. Participants completed scales for psychological
adjustment, doomscrolling, emotion dysregulation, and mental well-being.
Analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM). The
mediating roles of doomscrolling and emotion dysregulation in the
relationship between psychological adjustment and mental well-being were
examined. Doomscrolling and emotion dysregulation fully mediated
psychological adjustment and mental well-being. The results,
psychological adjustment, mental well-being, doomscrolling and emotion
dysregulation were discussed in line with the information in the
literature.