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An exploration of determinants of cyberchondria: A moderated mediation analysis [PDF]
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2020 AbstractCyberchondria describes excessive or repeated health‐related information seeking on the Internet that is associated with increased emotional distress. Research on cyberchondria is still nascent. This study aims to propose a moderated mediation model to examine the relationships among intolerance of uncertainty, affective responses, e‐health ...
Han Zheng 0001 +2 more
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Cyberchondria in the age of COVID-19
PLOS ONE, 2020 The global epidemic of (mis)information, spreading rapidly via social media platforms and other outlets, can be a risk factor for the development of anxiety disorders among vulnerable individuals. Cyberchondria can be a vulnerability factor for developing anxiety in a pandemic situation, particularly when the Internet is flooded with (mis)information ...
Natasa Jokic-Begic +2 more
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Research on the Domestic and Foreign Progress and Trend of Cyberchondria [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Cyberchondria is an emerging risk in the Internet age. It causes a serious threat to public health and the social environment. At present, the domestic and foreign related studies are in the initial stage, so few of systematic review and summary are ...
Haibin Wu, Mingyue Fan
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Exploring cyberchondria and its associations in dental students amid COVID-19 infodemic
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2020 Background: Adverse psychological effect of pandemic includes not only increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression but also cyberchondria - the problematic online health research behavior.
B Shailaja +3 more
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2022 Background: Despite widespread rise in anxiety due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a paucity of studies of coronavirus anxiety and cyberchondria, which is searching for more health-related information, among medical students. Aim: The aim of the study
D Sravani +3 more
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Psychiatry Research Communications, 2022 This study explores a theoretical framework evaluating the antecedents of cyberchondria. In doing so, we not only examined perceived severity as an intervening factor through which online health information seeking (OHIS) may influence cyberchondria but ...
Rifat Afrin +2 more
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The mediating role of rumination between stress appraisal and cyberchondria
Acta Psychologica, 2023 Cyberchondria, defined as excessive concern about one's health and looking for solutions to health problems on the Internet, is becoming increasingly common.
Agata Błachnio +4 more
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Compulsive Health-Related Internet Use and Cyberchondria [PDF]
European Addiction Research, 2020 <b><i>Background:</i></b> Cyberchondria denotes excessive and repeated online health-related searches associated with an increase in health anxiety. Such searches persist in those with cyberchondria, despite the negative consequences, resembling a pattern of compulsive Internet use.
Khazaal, Yasser +7 more
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The Mediating Role of Illness Anxiety in the Relationship between Self-esteem and Cyberchondria in Students [PDF]
Journal of Research in PsychopathologyCyberchondria, illness anxiety, and self-esteem are three seemingly unrelated concepts that are quite intertwined. This research investigates the mediating role of illness anxiety in the relationship between self-esteem and cyberchondria in students ...
Ezzatollah Ahmadi +2 more
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Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2022 Aim:The level of health literacy and cyberchondria of healthcare providers can affect service beneficiaries, and the influence of health literacy and cyberchondria on physical activity and body awareness remains unclear.
Raziye Savkin, Izgi Guven, Nihal Buker
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