Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Health Information Management 1735-7853 19 4 1401 07 01 Doom Scrolling in Health Science Doom Scrolling in Health Science 160 162 30489 10.48305/him.2023.41639.1104 FA Vahid Nakhzarimoghaddam PhD student,Medical Library and Information Science, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 0000-0002-4618-9713 Ehsan Geraei Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, School of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran 0000-0001-9484-1617 Firoozeh Zare Farashbandi Associate Professor, Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 0000-0002-1231-642X Journal Article This article introduce a new term in the field of health information and health communication called the "Doom Scrolling" and tries to draw the attention of health professionals to this issue by referring to its effects on the health of the individual and society.<br /><br />People are faced with a wide range of news in their lives, some of which have negative and unpleasant content (1). Usually, people consider searching for information as a way to deal with challenging situations. On the other hand, coping and adapting to unpleasant information can also be a coping behavior; because it warns people about existing dangers and prepares them for similar threats in the future (2). One of the new challenges in the health science is the existence, tendency and desire of some people to "follow unpleasant news" (Doom Scrolling or Doom surfing), which has various reasons and can occur in different health fields. Some of these reasons are: passive use of social media, habitual media use, anxiety, weak self-control and some other personality traits of people. Men, younger adults, and politicians are also more likely to do doom scrolling. In general, it seems that following such news is particularly attractive for some people. (3). This article introduce a new term in the field of health information and health communication called the "Doom Scrolling" and tries to draw the attention of health professionals to this issue by referring to its effects on the health of the individual and society.<br /><br />People are faced with a wide range of news in their lives, some of which have negative and unpleasant content (1). Usually, people consider searching for information as a way to deal with challenging situations. On the other hand, coping and adapting to unpleasant information can also be a coping behavior; because it warns people about existing dangers and prepares them for similar threats in the future (2). One of the new challenges in the health science is the existence, tendency and desire of some people to "follow unpleasant news" (Doom Scrolling or Doom surfing), which has various reasons and can occur in different health fields. Some of these reasons are: passive use of social media, habitual media use, anxiety, weak self-control and some other personality traits of people. Men, younger adults, and politicians are also more likely to do doom scrolling. In general, it seems that following such news is particularly attractive for some people. (3). https://him.mui.ac.ir/article_30489_c70370bf064170a05f1e3e95de3ea26f.pdf