RESEARCH_FILE
Cyrus Rahimi
Shiraz University
Known for:Psychometric research on doomscrolling, including development and validation of the Doomscrolling Scale and its associations with personality traits, distress, and social media use patterns
SEE THE PRACTICE
Turn a thought this research explains into one clear move.
THE THOUGHT
“Five more minutes”
YOUR RECORDED RESPONSE
“Five minutes is how the feed gets my whole break.”
ONE PRIVATE MOVE
Set your phone on a table face down, then turn over a nearby mug, book, or note and leave it where you can see it for the next two minutes before touching the phone again.
Key findings
- 2022
The Doomscrolling Scale was developed and validated, measuring the tendency to continue consuming negative news despite experiencing negative emotional reactions. The scale associated independently with anxiety, hopelessness, and psychological distress after controlling for total social media time, with neuroticism and impulsivity as personality correlates. Doomscrolling Scale: its Association with Personality Traits, Psychological Distress, Social Media Use, and Wellbeing ↗