Differences in Doomscrolling Among University Students Raised by Single Parent and Dual Parents

Abstract

This study aims to 1) determine the differences in doomscrolling between students raised by single parent and students raised by dual parents; 2) determine the level of doomscrolling in students raised by single parents; and 3) determine the level of doomscrolling in students raised by dual parents. The subjects of this study are early adult students aged 18 to 29 years who are raised by single parent and dual parents. The number of respondents in this study is 228 students single parent and dual parent. The scale used is the doomscrolling behavior scale. The number of items in the doomscrolling behavior scale is 27 valid items with reliability test results using cronbach’s Alpha of 0.886, which means the reliabity of this scale is good. Doomscrolling scale items have been tested through assumption test, namely normality and reliability. From the assumption test results, it was found that the normality and homogeneity test were met, so an independent t-test was use. The results showed that 1) there is a significant difference in doomscrolling between students raised by single parents and dual parents with a p-value p = 0,003. Doomscrolling behavior in single parent is higher than in dual parents (mean value dual parent 66.915) and (mean value single parent 73.535); 2) most doomscrolling in single parent student is in the very low category (63%); 3) most doomscrolling behavior in dual parent is in the very low category (45%).