Doom-scrolling, Resilience and Existential Anxiety among Young Adults: Exploring Gender Difference

Abstract

The present research investigates the gender difference between doom-scrolling, resilience and existential anxiety among young adults. A quantitative correlational research design was used. The sample of 341 young adults was selected through a purposive sampling technique. Measures used in the present research were the Doom-Scrolling Scale (DS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and Existential Concerns Questionnaire (ECQ). Collected data was statistically analyzed. Independent-samples t-tests were used to examine at gender differences in doom-scrolling, resilience, and existential anxiety. Compared to women, men reported significantly higher level of doom-scrolling. In resilience there was no gender difference in this sample. Existential anxiety did significantly differ by gender men reported higher existential anxiety then female participants. In general, doom-scrolling and existential anxiety was significantly different in gender.