Psychological adjustment and wellbeing after an earthquake: The serial mediating role of doomscrolling and emotional regulation difficulty

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.