Table 2.

Factor loadings, descriptive statistics, and item-total correlations of the doomscrolling scale (n = 598)

Item	Factor loadings	Mean	SD	Item-total correlations
1. I feel an urge to seek…	0.807	2.18	1.301	0.813**
2. I lose track of time…	0.784	2.37	1.356	0.793**
3. I constantly refresh…	0.800	2.39	1.385	0.807**
4. I stay up late at…	0.874	2.14	1.296	0.876**
5. Reading negative news…	0.881	2.22	1.310	0.884**
6. When I am online…	0.888	2.19	1.316	0.890**
7. I constantly feel panicked…	0.874	2.14	1.299	0.874**
8. I unconsciously check…	0.924	2.14	1.301	0.921**
9. Even if my newsfeed…	0.939	2.12	1.305	0.936**
10. I find myself continuously…	0.930	2.10	1.286	0.927**
11. I check social media…	0.906	2.18	1.334	0.903**
12. I feel like I am…	0.919	2.07	1.294	0.914**
13. My social media…	0.925	2.10	1.308	0.920**
14. I am terrified by…	0.891	2.10	1.281	0.887**
15. It’s difficult to stop…	0.896	2.11	1.299	0.893 **

Note **P < 0.01