Family Dysfunction and Cyberchondria among Chinese Adolescents
A Moderated Mediation Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15475787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shengyingjie Liu (0000-0003-0998-6825, Central China Normal University), Huai Yang (0000-0002-3773-6666, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Min Cheng (0000-0002-7419-3867, Jiaxing University), Tianchang Miao (Jiaxing University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 9716-9716 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19159716 |
| PMID | 35955070 |
| OpenAlex | W4290600839 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 72 |
Cyberchondria has become a severe health problem and a significant public concern. In addition to the impacts that cyberchondria involves, individual psychological and behavioral factors have been identified. However, the role of family function and the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying these relations are not understood well, especially among adolescents. Based on family functioning and cognitive-behavioral theory, this study sought to examine whether family dysfunction was associated with cyberchondria, and a moderated mediation model was prepared as a means of exploring whether health anxiety was a mediator of relationships between family dysfunction and cyberchondria, as well as whether optimism moderated these mediating processes. A total of 2074 Chinese adolescents (mean = 15.08 years, SD = 1.79) reported their demographic information, family dysfunction, health anxiety, optimism, and cyberchondria. The findings showed that family dysfunction was positively related to cyberchondria. Moreover, health anxiety partially mediated the relationship between family dysfunction and cyberchondria. Finally, optimism moderated the interplay among health anxiety and cyberchondria. Consistent with the expectancy-value models, this positive relationship was weaker for adolescents with a higher level of optimism. These results suggest that it is vital to simultaneously consider individual and family factors as a means of understanding adolescent cyberchondria when performing cyberchondria intervention programs
Anxiety · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Optimism · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Empathy and Medical Education · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology
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Optimism and resources
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |