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August 15, 2025International Journal of Interdisciplinary Approaches in Psychology

A Study on Cyberchondria and Health Anxiety among College Students

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KGK.C. GuptaBTBhavika ThakurANAashna Narula

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Overview

Survey shows significant links between health anxiety and cyberchondria in young adults, highlighting mental health concerns.

Key Points

  • Higher health anxiety levels lead to obsessive searching for health information, exacerbating distress.
  • Results revealed substantial positive relationships between all five cyberchondria subscales and health anxiety.
  • Analysis involved self-report questionnaires like the Short Health Anxiety Inventory and Cyberchondria Severity Scale.
  • Findings point to the need for targeted psychiatric therapies addressing cyberchondria and health anxiety.

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Gupta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c235fdb210217d6477273fhttps://doi.org/10.61113/ijiap.v3i1.639
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