Self-esteem and cyberchondria: The mediation effects of health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a community sample
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Cyberchondria refers to the excessive and repeated searching for medical information on the Internet and may be considered as health-related problematic Internet use. Previous findings indicated that cyberchondria is positively associated with health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms. Also, research suggests that excessive or problematic Internet use as well as health worries and compulsive behaviors are present among individuals with low self-esteem. This study sought to examine: (1) the association between self-esteem and cyberchondria, and (2) the mediating role of health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in the relationship between self-esteem and cyberchondria. Participants ( N = 207) from a community sample completed self-report measures assessing global self-esteem, health anxiety, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, and cyberchondria. We found that self-esteem directly predicted cyberchondria and that health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms parallelly mediated the relationship between self-esteem and cyberchondria. These findings suggest that low self-esteem, health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms can be considered vulnerability factors for cyberchondria. In addition, the reverse mediation model indicated that cyberchondria potentially predicts self-esteem both directly and through health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms. The bidirectional relationship among the analyzed variables are discussed in the context of potential psychological predictors and consequences of cyberchondria and possible mechanisms explaining cyberchondria. The current study provides further insight into the conceptualization of cyberchondria and the feasibility of specific treatment directions.
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In another recent investigation of 205 employees in Indian information technology companies, a cluster analysis classified 55.6% of the sample as cyberchondria, which the authors referred to as cyberchondria prevalence.
“This cluster accounted for 55.6% of the total sample and was referred by the authors as CYB prevalence.”
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The Participants and Procedure section describes a community sample of 207 Polish adults, not 205 employees of Indian IT companies. The Analytical Approach section describes correlations and regression, not a cluster analysis; our copy does not report a 55.6% cyberchondria-prevalence cluster. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Bajcar, B., & Babiak, J.
- Affiliations
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Bajcar, Beata
- Venue
- Current Psychology
- Published
- 2019-03-11
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2820-2831
- ISSN
- 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
- 1936-4733
- OpenAlex
- W2922279205
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 96
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9
- FWCI
- 14.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Current Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- cyberchondria, self-esteem, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, problematic internet use, mediation, bidirectional relationship, vulnerability factors, health information seeking
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