Doomsurfing and doomscrolling mediate psychological distress in COVID‐19 lockdown: Implications for awareness of cognitive biases. Issue 1 (20th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anand, Nitin; Sharma, Manoj Kumar; Thakur, Pranjali Chakraborty; Mondal, Ishita; Sahu, Maya; Singh, Priya; J., Ajith S.; Kande, Jayesh Suresh; MS, Neeraj; Singh, Ripudaman
• Other Names: Barkin Jennifer L. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Perspectives in psychiatric care. Volume 58:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 170
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2021-04-20
• Subjects: cognitive bias -- doomscrolling -- doomsurfing -- healthy use of technology -- psychological distress; Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.890231
• DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12803
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-5990

Abstract

Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has led to a significant increase in the consumption of the internet for work, leisure time activities, and has also generated substantial amounts of anxiety, and uncertainty, which has lead individuals to spend a lot of time surfing the internet for the latest news on developments in the COVID‐19 crisis. This ends up as scrolling or surfing through a lot of pessimistic news items. This search for information during COVID‐19 is apparently influenced by a number of cognitive biases as well as mediated by poor affect regulation skills. Thus, there is a need to address these cognitive biases and promote affect regulation strategies across health settings.