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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Psychometric Validation of the Arabic Doomscrolling Scale Among Saudi Young-Adult Social Media Users: Factor Structure, Measurement Invariance Across Gender, and Digital Correlates.

Emadeldin M Elsokkary

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Emadeldin M ElsokkaryDepartment of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3606-0112

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Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) IMSIU-DDRSP2601
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Abstract

Doomscrolling has emerged as a specific pattern of digital engagement involving habitual and immersive exposure to negative online news, yet no published Arabic validation of the Doomscrolling Scale has been identified. This study aimed to translate the Doomscrolling Scale into Arabic and evaluate preliminary psychometric evidence for its use among Saudi young-adult social media users by examining its factor structure, reliability, measurement invariance across gender, and convergent, discriminant, and incremental validity. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 793 Saudi social media users aged 18-25 years. The sample was randomly split into exploratory factor analysis (EFA;

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Arabic validationdigital well-beingdoomscrollingfear of missing outmeasurement invariance across genderproblematic social media usepsychometricsSaudi young-adult social media users

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