The effect of cyberchondria on anxiety, depression and quality of life during COVID-19: the mediational role of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and Internet addiction

The effect of cyberchondria on anxiety, depression and quality of life during COVID-19: the mediational role of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and Internet addiction

Since the global pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), online health information-seeking behaviors have notably increased. Cyberchondria can be a vulnerability factor for the worsening of anxiety-depressive symptoms and quality of life. The current study aims to understand the predict...

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Main Authors: Federica Ambrosini, Roberto Truzoli, Matteo Vismara, Daniele Vitella, Roberta Biolcati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Cyberchondria
Internet addiction
Compulsivity
Anxiety
Depression
Quality of life
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022007253

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