Date of Award
Spring 5-2026
Language
English
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Education
Advisor/Committee Chair
Timothy McLaughlin
Committee Member
Tianlin Wang
Abstract
Current research indicates that doomscrolling on social media negatively impacts one’s mental health and emotional well-being. The term “doomscrolling” refers to the act of scrolling excessively through distressing content on social media, often leading the individual down a rabbit hole of bad news. Doomscrolling can be associated with any type of distressing or traumatic event, such as school shootings or the COVID-19 pandemic. Being exposed to such negative content on a daily basis can be destructive to adolescents’ mental health. As a result, this can influence their ability to manage their own emotions in a healthy manner. Additionally, doomscrolling is found to produce poor academic performance among adolescents through procrastination. My presentation explores the issue more broadly, specifically how doomscrolling shapes all aspects of adolescent development including the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive domains.
Recommended Citation
Birotte, Neyssa, "The Impacts of Doomscrolling on Adolescent Development" (2026). Education. 1.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/honorscollege_education/1