The pathways from online health information seeking to cyberchondria: A perspective from moderated mediation

The pathways from online health information seeking to cyberchondria: A perspective from moderated mediation

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 also sought to trace moderators that serve as...

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Main Authors:	Rifat Afrin, Gayle Prybutok, Victor R. Prybutok
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:	Psychiatry Research Communications
Subjects:	Cyberchondria Neuroticism Online health information seeking PROCESS Macro
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772598722000502

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