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'I cannot see ahead': psychological distress, doomscrolling and dark future among adult survivors following M_w 7.7. and 7.6 earthquakes in Türkiye
A. Kartol, S. Üztemur, et al.
Three months after Türkiye’s February 6, 2023 earthquakes, researchers Aslı Kartol, Servet Üztemur and Pınar Yaşar report very high future anxiety and moderate doomscrolling among 402 adult survivors, finding that future anxiety mediates the link between depression/anxiety/stress and doomscrolling. Listen to the audio to learn how information-seeking after uncontrollable trauma fuels negative news flows and affects survivor mental health.
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