The development and initial validation of the cyberchondria severity scale (CSS)

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-265

  McElroy, Eoin ^a   Shevlin, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Cyberchondria; Health anxiety; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPULSION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CYBERCHONDRIA; CYBERCHONDRIA SEVERITY SCALE; DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND STRESS SCALE 21; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXCESSIVENESS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; REASSURANCE; SEX RATIO; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896706853     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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