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Binge-watching has quickly become a popular way for young adults to consume information, especially as digital streaming platforms have grown in popularity. Even while it's sometimes seen as a harmless pastime, excessive use has been linked to psychological problems, particularly when the material is morbid. Themes like death, violence, and human suffering are examples of morbid content, which requires a high level of emotional engagement and may have an impact on emotional regulation systems. The current study investigates how young adults' emotional regulation is affected by binge-watching morbid content, with a particular emphasis on the predictive functions of morbid curiosity and problematic binge-watching habits. The Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) measures both expressive suppression and cognitive reappraisal. Data were gathered from a sample of 100 people, all between the ages of 18 and 30, using a quantitative research approach. The Emotional Regulation Questionnaire, the Morbid Curiosity Scale, and the Problematic Series Watching Scale were filled out by the participants. IBM SPSS software was used for data analysis, and multiple regression and correlational analysis were used to test the hypotheses. It was expected that problematic binge-watching behaviors would negatively predict emotional regulation outcomes, but morbid curiosity would be positively related with emotional regulation abilities based on theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence. The study's conclusions are intended to advance knowledge of the ways in which new media consumption trends interact with young people's emotional development, providing important information for media literacy and mental health programs.

Binge- watching, Morbid Curiosity, Emotional Regarding, Young Adults, Cognitive Reapparaisal, Expressive Supression