Health Anxiety, Information Anxiety, and Internet Self-Efficacy on Cyberchondria among Filipino Young Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022
; 2:604-610, 2022.
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| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2254018
ABSTRACT
The mobility restrictions due to COVID-19 lockdown impositions have forced people to stay at home in lieu of face-to-face activities. In effect, it has increased people's exposure to the Internet and its perils, brought by excessive information from different media that may lead to the development of health-related anxiety. This phenomenon is known as cyberchondria, where people may have experienced extreme anxiety about their physical health because of repeated internet searches concerning their medical conditions. This paper investigates the possible relationship between health anxiety, information anxiety, and computer self-efficacy toward cyberchondria. Data from a cross-sectional method using online surveys among fresh graduates aged 21-24 in several Philippine higher education institutions were analyzed. The results of the structural model test reveal that both health anxiety and information anxiety may contribute to cyberchondria. The study discusses the implication of the results and offers fruitful research directions for further studies. © ICCE 2022.All rights reserved.
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30th International Conference on Computers in Education Conference, ICCE 2022
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2022
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