| Autor: |
Kathryn Nicole Sam, P Nupur Jain, H B Arpitha, Tanvi Raghuram, Advaith Jaikumar, Rituparna Chakraborty, Santhosh Kareepadath Rajan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 95-99 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0971-8990 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_225_22 |
| Popis: |
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in online health information-seeking (HIS) behavior, leading to increased levels of psychological distress. Objective: This study examines whether proactive, preventive, and avoidance coping styles hinder or promote cyberchondria, anxiety characterized by excessive online HIS behavior during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: The sample included 286 Indian young adults who responded to the Proactive Coping Inventory and Cyberchondria Severity Scale-12. The data were collected after the rapid spread of COVID-19 in India. Results: The correlation analysis revealed that proactive coping had a weak negative relationship with cyberchondria, while avoidance coping had a weak positive relationship. Regression analysis showed proactive coping as an inverse predictor of cyberchondria. Conclusions: This study was one of the few that examined the relationship between coping and cyberchondria during the pandemic. The findings provide a foundation for future research on cyberchondria in collectivistic cultures like India. |
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