TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Relationship Between Doomscrolling, Artificial Intelligence Anxiety, and Job Finding Anxiety Among University Students
TT  - Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Felaket Kaydırması, Yapay Zeka Kaygısı ve İş Bulma Kaygısı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
AU  - Cengiz, Hayri
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.26466/opusjsr.1695844
JF  - OPUS Journal of Society Research
JO  - OPUS JSR
PB  - İdeal Kent Yayınları
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2791-9862
SP  - 627
EP  - 639
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
LA  - en
AB  - This study aims to address university students' concerns about finding a job through the variables of doomscrolling and artificial intelligence anxiety. Doomscrolling refers to constantly focusing on negative news on the internet and social media, and artificial intelligence anxiety refers to the general anxiety experienced by individuals after the rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies and their integration into society. Within this scope, the relationships between doomscrolling, artificial intelligence anxiety, and job finding anxiety were examined. A convenience sampling method was preferred, and data were obtained from 464 students studying at Süleyman Demirel University through surveys. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS. The results revealed a significant and positive relationship between doomscrolling and both job finding anxiety and artificial intelligence anxiety. Similarly, a significant and positive relationship was found between artificial intelligence anxiety and job finding anxiety. Furthermore, it has been observed that artificial intelligence anxiety acts as a mediator in the relationship between doomscrolling and job finding anxiety. According to the results, individuals who constantly focus on negative news online are more likely to experience job finding anxiety and increased anxiety about artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence anxiety also increases job-finding anxiety.
KW  - Doomscrolling
KW  - job finding anxiety
KW  - artificial intelligence anxiety.
N2  - Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin iş bulmaya yönelik kaygılarını, internet ve sosyal medya üzerinden sürekli olumsuz haberlere odaklanmayı ifade eden doomscrolling ile yapay zekâ teknolojilerinin hızlı gelişimi ve topluma entegrasyonu sonrası bireylerin yaşadığı genel kaygıyı ifade eden yapay zekâ kaygısı değişkenleriyle ele almaktır. Bu kapsamda doomscrolling, yapay zekâ kaygısı ve iş bulma kaygısı arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Kolayda örneklem yöntemi tercih edilerek Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören 464 öğrenciden anketler aracılığıyla veriler elde edilmiştir. Toplanan veriler SPSS ve AMOS aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre doomscrolling ile iş bulma kaygısı ve yapay zekâ kaygısı arasında anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü bir ilişkinin olduğu, benzer olarak yapay zekâ kaygısı ile iş bulma kaygısı arasında da anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü ilişkinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bununla birlikte doomscrolling ile iş bulma kaygısı arasındaki ilişkide yapay zekâ kaygısının aracı etkisinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre internet üzerinden sürekli olumsuz haberlere odaklanan bireylerin iş bulmaya ilişkin kaygılarının ve yapay zekaya ilişkin kaygılarının artacağı, yapay zekâ kaygısının da iş bulma kaygısını arttırdığı ortaya çıkmıştır.
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