Testing the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale and a metacognitive model of cyberchondria
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Marino, C., Fergus, T., Vieno, A., Bottesi, G., Ghisi, M. and Spada, M. (2020). Testing the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale and a metacognitive model of cyberchondria. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 27 (4), pp. 581-596. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2444
Authors | Marino, C., Fergus, T., Vieno, A., Bottesi, G., Ghisi, M. and Spada, M. |
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Abstract | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Marino, C, Fergus, TA, Vieno, A, Bottesi, G, Ghisi, M, Spada, MM. Testing the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale and a metacognitive model of cyberchondria. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2020; 1– 16, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2444. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cyberchondria refers to the tendency to excessively and compulsively search for online medical information despite the distress experienced, with consequent impairment of daily-life activities. The current two studies sought to explore (i) the factor structure of the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) and (ii) a metacognitive model of cyberchondria. Participants were Italian community adults who reported using the Internet to search for health-related information (Study 1: N = 374, Study 2: N = 717). Results from Study 1 supported the Italian version of the CSS exhibiting a five-factor structure, with the resulting scales demonstrating good internal consistency, 5-week test–retest reliability, and generally strong correlations with indices of health anxiety. In Study 2, results of a path analysis showed that the negative metacognitive belief domain (“thoughts are uncontrollable”) shared the strongest direct association with each of the five dimensions of cyberchondria, followed by beliefs about rituals. Consistently, the strongest indirect associations were found between “thoughts are uncontrollable” and all the five cyberchondria dimensions via beliefs about rituals. These results provide support for an Italian version of the CSS and the metacognitive conceptualization of cyberchondria. |
Keywords | Clinical Psychology |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy |
Journal citation | 27 (4), pp. 581-596 |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 1063-3995 |
1099-0879 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2444 |
Publication dates | |
13 Mar 2020 | |
Online | 20 Mar 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 07 Feb 2020 |
Deposited | 09 Jun 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
License | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
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