Doomscrolling Scale Test - the question form

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1. I increasingly feel an urge to look for bad news on social media.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

2. I lose track of time when I read negative news on social media.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

3. I repeatedly refresh my news feeds to check whether anything bad has happened.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

4. I stay up late trying to find more negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

5. Reading negative news on social media has become more of a habit for me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

6. When I am on social media, I feel tense, as if something bad is about to happen.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

7. I feel panicked all the time when scrolling on my device.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

8. I check my news feeds without realizing it to see whether there is bad news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

9. Even when my news feed shows a message like “You have seen all the news,” I continue viewing negative news content.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

10. I find myself constantly scrolling through negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

11. In the morning, I check social media to see what bad things have happened.

1 – Completely disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Completely agree

12. I feel that I have become addicted to negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

13. My activity on social media likely makes my news feeds more negative.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

14. I feel horrified by what I see on social media, but I cannot look away.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

15. I find it hard to stop reading negative news on social media.

1 - Strongly disagree

2 - Disagree

3 - Somewhat disagree

4 - Neither agree nor disagree

5 - Somewhat agree

6 - Agree

7 - Strongly agree

1. I increasingly feel an urge to look for bad news on social media.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

2. I lose track of time when I read bad news on social media.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

3. I repeatedly refresh my news feeds to see whether something bad has happened.

1 - Strongly disagree

2 - Disagree

3 - Somewhat disagree

4 - Neither agree nor disagree

5 - Somewhat agree

6 - Agree

7 - Strongly agree

4. I stay up late trying to find more negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

5. Reading negative news on social media has become more of a habit for me.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

6. When I am on social media, I feel tense, as if something bad is about to happen.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

7. I constantly feel panic when scrolling on my device.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

8. I find myself checking my news feeds without thinking to see if there is bad news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

9. Even when my news feed shows a message like “You have seen all the news,” I keep viewing news with negative content.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

10. I find myself constantly scrolling through negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

11. In the mornings, I check social media to see what bad things have happened.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Rather disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Rather agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

12. I feel that I have become addicted to negative news.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

13. My browsing on social media likely makes my news feeds more negative.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

14. I am horrified by what I see on social media, but I cannot look away.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

15. It is hard to stop reading negative news on social media.

1 – Strongly disagree

2 – Disagree

3 – Somewhat disagree

4 – Neither agree nor disagree

5 – Somewhat agree

6 – Agree

7 – Strongly agree

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