THE NOMOLOGICAL NETWORK OF DOOMSCROLLING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYTIC STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING
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In the last half of the decade there has been an expansion of negative issues on the globe. Algorithmically curated digital platforms continuously deliver such content to users, creating conditions to raise the emerging online problematic behaviors such as doomscrolling. Despite growing scholarly interest, research on doomscrolling remains fragmented, and the relationships among its antecedents and psychological consequences have not been comprehensively synthesized. Therefore, this study aims to provide an integrated overview of the doomscrolling literature through a systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis, and Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling (MASEM). Bibliometric analyses were conducted using 107 studies to examine publication trends, influential sources, and thematic developments within the field. Upon completion of PRISMA guidelines, 73 independent studies are examined thoroughly. Accordingly, findings indicated positive association with anxiety, depression, stress, uncertainty-related constructs, and negative association with life satisfaction and well-being. Consequently, a final model is proposed from digital consumer behavior perspective and tested. MASEM results showed that doomscrolling partially mediates the relationship between problematic social media use and well-being. These findings highlight the importance of understanding doomscrolling as a contemporary digital behavior with significant implications for individual well-being, contributing to broader efforts aimed at promoting healthy lives and enhancing well-being.
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