Cyberchondria: Challenges of Problematic Online Searches for Health-Related Information

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The Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS): German Validation and Development of a Short Form

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The curious case of cyberchondria: A longitudinal study on the reciprocal relationship between health anxiety and online health information seeking

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The four horsemen of fear: An integrated model of understanding fear experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Is cyberchondria a new transdiagnostic digital compulsive syndrome? A systematic review of the evidence

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Recent Insights Into Cyberchondria

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The CSS-12: development and validation of a short-form version of the cyberchondria severity scale

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Cyberchondria in the time of the COVID ‐19 pandemic

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Cyberchondria and its Relationships with Related Constructs: a Network Analysis

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Problematic Internet use (PIU) in youth: a brief literature review of selected topics

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Self-esteem and cyberchondria: The mediation effects of health anxiety and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a community sample

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Compulsive Health-Related Internet Use and Cyberchondria

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The Development and Validation of the Short Cyberchondria Scale (SCS)

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Conceptualizations of cyberchondria and relations to the anxiety spectrum: Systematic review and meta-analysis

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Moving toward a metacognitive conceptualization of cyberchondria: examining the contribution of metacognitive beliefs, beliefs about rituals, and stop signals

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The impact of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for health anxiety on cyberchondria

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Cyberchondria: a systematic review

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How does health information seeking from different online sources trigger cyberchondria? The roles of online information overload and information trust

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The association between fear of Covid-19 and smartphone addiction among individuals: the mediating and moderating role of cyberchondria severity

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Unveiling the relationships between cyberchondria and psychopathological symptoms

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Testing the spectrum hypothesis of problematic online behaviors: A network analysis approach

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The cyberchondria severity scale (CSS): validity and reliability study of the Turkish version

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Bireylerin E-Sağlık Okuryazarlığı ve Siberkondri Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

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A theoretical model of cyberchondria development: Antecedents and intermediate processes

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Testing the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale and a metacognitive model of cyberchondria

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Cyberchondria: conceptual relation with health anxiety, assessment, management and prevention

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Health websites on COVID-19: Are they readable and credible enough to help public self-care?

Valizadeh-Haghi, S., Khazaal, Y., & Rahmatizadeh, S. (2021) · Journal of the Medical Library Association · doi:10.5195/jmla.2021.1020 · Cited by 49

Cyberchondria, Fear of COVID-19, and Risk Perception Mediate the Association between Problematic Social Media Use and Intention to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C., Alimoradi, Z., Griffiths, M. D., Chen, H., Broström, A., Timpka, T., & Pakpour, A. H. (2022) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines10010122 · Cited by 51

COVID-19 information overload: Intolerance of uncertainty moderates the relationship between frequency of internet searching and fear of COVID-19

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What are the Implications of Excessive Internet Searches for Medical Information by Orthopaedic Patients?

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Associations Between the Perceived Severity of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cyberchondria, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Lockdown Experience: Cross-sectional Survey Study

Han, L., Zhan, Y., Li, W., Xu, Y., Xu, Y., & Zhao, J. (2021) · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · doi:10.2196/31052 · Cited by 46

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

Ambrosini, F., Truzoli, R., Vismara, M. E. M., Vitella, D., & Biolcati, R. (2022) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09437 · Cited by 41

Exploring associations between eHealth literacy, cyberchondria, online health information seeking and sleep quality among university students: A cross-section study

Zhu, X., Zheng, T., Ding, L., & Zhang, X. (2023) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17521 · Cited by 46

How online searches fuel health anxiety: Investigating the link between health-related searches, health anxiety, and future intention

Peng, R. X. (2022) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.chb.2022.107384 · Cited by 45

Learning pain from others: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on placebo hypoalgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia induced by observational learning

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The Status and Influencing Factors of Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Epidemic. A Cross-Sectional Study in Nanyang City of China

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Beyond Addiction: Rethinking Problematic Internet use from a Motivational Framework.

Schimmenti, A. (2023) · PubMed Central · doi:10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230601 · Cited by 46

Cyberchondria, Anxiety Sensitivity, Hypochondria, and Internet Addiction: Implications for Mental Health Professionals

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The effects of mobile phone addiction on bedtime procrastination in university students: the masking effect of physical activity and anxiety

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Yeni Kuşak Hastalığı Siberkondri: Yeni Medya Çağında Kuşakların Siberkondri Düzeyleri İle Sağlık Okuryazarlığı İlişkisi

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Cyberchondria: a Growing Concern During the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Possible Addictive Disorder?

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Coping during socio-political uncertainty

Khoury-Malhame, M. E., Malhab, S. B., Chaaya, R., Sfeir, M., & Khoury, S. E. (2024) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1267603 · Cited by 39

Critical review of self‐diagnosis of mental health conditions using artificial intelligence

Wimbarti, S., Kairupan, B. H. R., & Tallei, T. E. (2024) · International Journal of Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.1111/inm.13303 · Cited by 36

The Relationship between Cyberchondria and Health Anxiety and the Moderating Role of Health Literacy among the Pakistani Public

Sansakorn, P., Mushtaque, I., Awais‐E‐Yazdan, M., & Dost, M. K. B. (2024) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph21091168 · Cited by 50

A preliminary investigation of Cyberchondria and its correlates in a clinical sample of patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder, anxiety and depressive disorders attending a tertiary psychiatric clinic

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The Assessment of Cyberchondria: Instruments for Assessing Problematic Online Health-Related Research

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Dark side consequences of cyberchondria: an empirical investigation

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Linking the Pathway from Exposure to Online Vaccine Information to Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model

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The Doctor Is In(ternet): The Mediating Role of Health Anxiety in the Relationship between Somatic Symptoms and Cyberchondria

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Cyberchondria and its Association with Smartphone Addiction and Electronic Health Literacy among a Saudi Population

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Calling Dr. Internet: Analyzing News Coverage of Cyberchondria

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The relationship between the stress experienced by parents and cyberchondria during the pandemic process

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Investigation of the effect of cyberchondria behavior on e-health literacy in healthcare workers

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Investigation of the Perceived Coronavirus Threat, E-Health Literacy, and Psychological Well-Being in Turkey

Özkan, O., Özer, Ö., ÖZMEN, S., & Budak, F. (2021) · Social Work in Public Health · doi:10.1080/19371918.2021.1986451 · Cited by 24

The digital health dilemma: Exploring cyberchondria, well-being, and smartphone addiction in medical and non-medical undergraduates

Agrawal, V., Khulbe, Y., Singh, A. K., & Kar, S. K. (2024) · Indian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_570_23 · Cited by 27

The pathways from distress tolerance to Cyberchondria: A multiple-group path model of young and middle adulthood samples

Batıgün, A. D., Ertürk, İ. Ş., Gör, N., & Akik, B. K. (2020) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-020-01038-y · Cited by 24

Predictors of Cyberchondria During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study Using Supervised Machine Learning

Infanti, A., Starčević, V., Schimmenti, A., Khazaal, Y., Karila, L., Giardina, A., Flayelle, M., Razavi, S. B. H., Baggio, S., Vögele, C., et al. (2023) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/42206 · Cited by 26

The structural model of cyberchondria based on personality traits, health-related metacognition, cognitive bias, and emotion dysregulation

Nasiri, M., Mohammadkhani, S., Akbari, M., & Alilou, M. M. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.960055 · Cited by 28

Does cyberchondria predict Internet addiction among students during the COVID‐19 pandemic? A web‐based survey study

MRAYYAN, M. T., AL-Atiyyat, N. M., Khait, A. F. A., Al-Rawashdeh, S. Y., Algunmeeyn, A., & Abunab, H. Y. (2022) · Nursing Forum · doi:10.1111/nuf.12682 · Cited by 21

Prevalence and effect of cyberchondria on academic performance among undergraduate dental students

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Siberkondria: Bir Gözden Geçirme

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To what extent do preclinical veterinary students in the UK utilize online resources to study physiology

Saadeh, K., Henderson, V., Paramasivam, S. J., & Jeevaratnam, K. (2021) · AJP Advances in Physiology Education · doi:10.1152/advan.00215.2020 · Cited by 20

The Portrait of Cyberchondria—A Cross-Sectional Online Study on Factors Related to Health Anxiety and Cyberchondria in Polish Population during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Ciułkowicz, M., Misiak, B., Szcześniak, D. M., Grzebieluch, J., Maciaszek, J., & Rymaszewska, J. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19074347 · Cited by 22

Exploring developmental trajectory of cyberchondria over time: A three-wave panel study

Zheng, H., Kim, H. K., Sin, S. J., & Theng, Y. (2022) · Telematics and Informatics · doi:10.1016/j.tele.2022.101892 · Cited by 18

Exploring the impact of Internet and media sources exposure on self-care behavior: mediating the role of health anxiety, literacy and information-seeking behavior

Soroya, S. H., Rehman, A. U., & Faiola, A. J. (2023) · Kybernetes · doi:10.1108/k-06-2023-1003 · Cited by 21

An exploration of determinants of cyberchondria: A moderated mediation analysis

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General practitioners’ challenges and strategies in dealing with Internet-related health anxieties—results of a qualitative study among primary care physicians in Germany

Wangler, J., & Janský, M. (2020) · Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift · doi:10.1007/s10354-020-00777-8 · Cited by 17

Family Dysfunction and Cyberchondria among Chinese Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model

Liu, S., Yang, H., Cheng, M., & Miao, T. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19159716 · Cited by 16

Prediction of health information-seeking behavior components based on health anxiety among users of public libraries

Musarezaie, N., Samouei, R., Shahrzadi, L., & Ashrafi‐rizi, H. (2019) · Journal of Education and Health Promotion · doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_262_19 · Cited by 17

Development of an Instrument to Assess Parents’ Excessive Web-Based Searches for Information Pertaining to Their Children’s Health: The “Children’s Health Internet Research, Parental Inventory” (CHIRPI)

Barke, A., & Doering, B. K. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/16148 · Cited by 16

The Relationship Between E-Health Literacy, Health Anxiety, Cyberchondria, and Death Anxiety in University Students That Study in Health Related Department

Çol, B. K., Başaran, A. G., & Köse, B. G. (2025) · Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare · doi:10.2147/jmdh.s513017 · Cited by 16

Identifying the Effect of Digital Healthcare Products in Metaverse on Mental Health: Studying The Interaction of Cyberchondria and Technophobia

Wang, Y. (2022) · American Journal of Health Behavior · doi:10.5993/ajhb.46.6.15 · Cited by 15

Investigating the Obsessive and Compulsive Features of Cyberchondria: A Holistic Review

Yang, Y., Ta, N., & Li, Z. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.897426 · Cited by 22

Exploring how health-related advertising interference contributes to the development of cyberchondria: A stressor–strain–outcome approach

Zhang, X., Zheng, H., Zeng, Y., Zou, J., & Lin, Z. (2024) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076241233138 · Cited by 14

The relative contribution of health cognitions and metacognitions about health anxiety to cyberchondria: A prospective study

Airoldi, S., Kolubinski, D. C., Nikčević, A. V., & Spada, M. M. (2021) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.23252 · Cited by 14

Cyberchondria in Older Adults and Its Relationship With Cognitive Fusion, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Mental Well-Being: Mediation Analysis

Xu, R. H., & Starčević, V. (2025) · JMIR Aging · doi:10.2196/70302 · Cited by 13

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cyberchondria: A Scoping Review

Miezah, D., Adzakpa, R., Bani, E. M. A., & Obeng, P. (2026) · The Scientific World JOURNAL · doi:10.1155/tswj/9950027 · Cited by 15

Navigating online health information: Insights into consumer influence and decision-making strategies—An overview of reviews

Crespo-González, C., Benrimoj, S. I., Frommer, M. S., & Dineen‐Griffin, S. (2024) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076241286815 · Cited by 13

Differences in Cyberchondria, Internet Addiction, Anxiety Sensitivity, Health Anxiety, and Coronavirus Anxiety Among Students: A Web-Based Comparative Survey

Al-Rawashdeh, S. Y., MRAYYAN, M. T., Khait, A. F. A., & Rababa, M. (2022) · Electronic Journal of General Medicine · doi:10.29333/ejgm/11876 · Cited by 17

İNTERNET BAĞIMLILIĞI VE SAĞLIK ANKSİYETESİNİN SİBERKONDRİ DAVRANIŞLARI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ

Doğan, S., Acar, F., & Doğan, T. (2021) · Erciyes Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi · doi:10.48070/erusosbilder.859102 · Cited by 14

The short-form of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-12): Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version in young Peruvian students

Robles-Mariños, R., Alvarado, G. F., Maguiña, J. L., & Bazo‐Alvarez, J. C. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0292459 · Cited by 12

Does Cyberchondria Mediate the Effect of COVID-19 Fear on the Stress?

Durmuş, A., Deniz, S., Akbolat, M., & Çimen, M. (2022) · Social Work in Public Health · doi:10.1080/19371918.2021.2014013 · Cited by 12

Assessing the readability and quality of online information on anosmia

Raja, H., & Lodhi, S. (2023) · Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England · doi:10.1308/rcsann.2022.0147 · Cited by 11

Cyberchondria, cyberhoarding, and other compulsive online disorders

Vismara, M. E. M., Caricasole, V., Varinelli, A., & Fineberg, N. A. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-822201-0.00001-0 · Cited by 13

Research and Evaluation of a Cyberchondria Severity Scale in a Chinese Context

Wang, D., Sun, L., Shao, Y., Zhang, X., Maguire, P., & Hu, Y. (2023) · Psychology Research and Behavior Management · doi:10.2147/prbm.s431470 · Cited by 11

Cyberchondria and Chinese Adolescent Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19 Pandemic

Liu, Y., Peng, W., Cao, M., Zhang, S., Peng, J., & Zhou, Z. (2023) · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · doi:10.1089/cyber.2022.0319 · Cited by 12

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