Health Anxiety in Adolescents : The Roles of Online Health Information Seeking and Parental Health Anxiety
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F24%3A00139326" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/24:00139326 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Health Anxiety in Adolescents : The Roles of Online Health Information Seeking and Parental Health Anxiety
Original language description
Health anxiety is a condition which can negatively impact the well-being of an individual through rumination or extreme safety measures. However, literature about the factors related to adolescent health anxiety is scarce. In this study, we explored factors potentially related to adolescent health anxiety. Using structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from 1530 Czech adolescents aged 13–18, recruited through quota sampling, and their caregivers (64% female). First, we focused on its transmission from caregiver to offspring and on the moderating effect of gender. Second, we studied the relationship between online health information seeking and adolescent health anxiety with eHealth literacy as a potential moderator. The responses partially supported our hypotheses. Adolescent health anxiety was positively related to the health anxiety of the caregiver. Disease information seeking was positively related to health anxiety, but we found no such effect for fitness information seeking. Finally, eHealth literacy did not moderate online health information seeking. Our results underline that the health anxiety of caregivers and their offspring are intertwined and should ideally be addressed together. Furthermore, we show that for adolescents, like adults, online disease information seeking can be related to health anxiety and should be considered.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GX19-27828X" target="_blank" >GX19-27828X: Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Child and Family Studies
ISSN
1062-1024
e-ISSN
1573-2843
Volume of the periodical
33
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1083-1094
UT code for WoS article
001091946700002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85173789731