The mediating effect of the cyberchondria and anxiety sensitivity in the association between problematic internet use, metacognition beliefs, and fear of COVID-19 among Iranian online population

The mediating effect of the cyberchondria and anxiety sensitivity in the association between problematic internet use, metacognition beliefs, and fear of COVID-19 among Iranian online population

With the rapid growth of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), individuals may try to find related medical information using the internet to overcome their fears. Under such circumstances, individuals with the features of cyberchondria, anxiety sensitivity, and metacognitive beliefs in nega...

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Main Authors: Seyed Ghasem Seyed Hashemi, Shalaleh Hosseinnezhad, Solmaz Dini, Mark D. Griffiths, Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Psychology
COVID-19
Cyberchondria
Internet
Metacognition
Psychological distress
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020319782

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