Validation of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS): Replication and extension with bifactor modeling

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-64

  Norr, Aaron M ^a   Allan, Nicholas P ^a   Boffa, Joseph W ^a   Raines, Amanda M ^a   Schmidt, Norman B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberchondria; Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS); Factor analysis; Health anxiety; Replication and Extension with bifactor modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERCHONDRIA; CYBERCHONDRIA SEVERITY SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; REASSURANCE; SHORT HEALTH ANXIETY INVENTORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRUST; ADOLESCENT; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923615291     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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