Association between health anxiety dimensions and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese healthcare workers

Association between health anxiety dimensions and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic among Japanese healthcare workers

Objective: Health anxiety (HA), defined as excessive worry about having a serious medical condition, may affect preventive behaviors during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We examined the distinct role of two dimensions of HA—perceived likelihood (probability dimension) and awfulne...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Nagao, Takuya Yoshiike, Ryo Okubo, Kentaro Matsui, Aoi Kawamura, Muneto Izuhara, Tomohiro Utsumi, Megumi Hazumi, Mio Shinozaki, Ayumi Tsuru, Yohei Sasaki, Kazuyoshi Takeda, Hirofumi Komaki, Hideki Oi, Yoshiharu Kim, Kenichi Kuriyama, Hidehiko Takahashi, Takeshi Miyama, Kazuyuki Nakagome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Awfulness
COVID-19
Health anxiety
Preventive behavior
Self-protection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023093842

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