Anxiety sensitivity moderates the relationship between internet addiction and cyberchondria among nurses

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ID4228724
AuthorsMajd T Mrayyan (0000-0001-8401-4976, Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Jordan), Abdallah Abu Khait (0000-0003-2031-3496, Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, The Hashemite University, Jordan), Yazan Al-Mrayat (0000-0003-4816-2191, Mutah University, Jordan), Ja’far M Alkhawaldeh (0000-0001-9419-072X, Isra University, Jordan), Imad Alfayoumi (0000-0002-7561-3245, Isra University, Jordan), Abdullah Algunmeeyn (0000-0002-6393-3022, Isra University, Jordan), Ola A Kutah (Isra University, Jordan), Hamzeh Yousef Abunab (Isra University, Jordan), Mouna S Hamdan (Isra University, Jordan), Hala Alhabashneh (Isra University, Jordan)
Year2025
Volume30
Issue11
Pages3125-3136
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053241249634
PMID38733266
OpenAlexW4396834008
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited37

Internet addiction and cyberchondria have a bidirectional relationship. However, no known studies have evaluated the moderating role of anxiety sensitivity in that relationship. The study aimed to determine whether anxiety sensitivity moderates the relationship between internet addiction and cyberchondria among Jordanian nurses. Data were collected from 303 nurses using a web-based survey and convenience snowballing sampling methods using a cross-sectional research design. The Internet Addiction Test and the short version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale were used to assess internet addiction and cyberchondria. Nurses reported mild internet addiction, low anxiety sensitivity, and moderate cyberchondria. Also, these findings suggested that sensitivity to anxious feelings moderates the relationship between internet addiction and cyberchondria. These findings would help nurses use psychosocial interventions for people with internet addiction and cyberchondria by understanding how their anxiety sensitivity promotes their internet addiction and cyberchondria

Addiction · Anxiety · Anxiety sensitivity · Psychiatry · The Internet · World Wide Web · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Psychology · Clinical Psychology

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