How health risk of COVID-19 resurgence may trigger individual tendencies regarding COVID-19-related cyberchondria: Investigating the I-PACE model - Details

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Pian, Wenjing (Pian, Wenjing.) ^[1] (Scholars：骈文景) | Chen, Lijun (Chen, Lijun.) ^[2] (Scholars：陈丽君) | Potenza, Marc N. (Potenza, Marc N..) ^[3] | Zheng, Ruinan (Zheng, Ruinan.) ^[4] | Ma, Feicheng (Ma, Feicheng.) ^[5]

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Abstract：

Cyberchondria　during　the　COVID-19　pandemic　has　posed　significant　challenges　to　public　wellbeing.　Previous　lstudies　have　implicated　perceived　health　risk　in　COVID-19-related　cyberchondria.　However,　the　effect　of　perceived　COVID-19　health　risk　on　cyberchondria　and　potential　underlying　mechanisms　remains　unclear.　In　this　study,　we　developed　a　model　based　on　the　general　addictive　behavior　framework　of　the　I-PACE　(Interaction-Person-Affect-CognitionExecution)　model　to　describe　how　induction　of　health　risk　of　COVID-19　resurgence　may　influence　individual　tendencies　regarding　COVID-19-related　cyberchondria.　Through　a　scenario-based　experiment,　we　tested　this　model　with　a　balanced　sample　of　984　participants　from　China.　The　results　revealed　that　the　effect　of　induction　of　health　risk　of　COVID-19　resurgence　on　tendencies　regarding　COVID-19-related　cyberchondria　was　fully　mediated　by　individual＇s　risk　perception　and　health　information　craving.　Additionally,　moderation　analysis　showed　that　an　individual＇s　general　inhibitory　control　did　not　moderate　the　development　of　cyberchondria.　Theoretical　and　practical　implications　are　provided.

Keyword：

Addictive behavior COVID-19 Cyberchondria Health information craving Health-information seeking

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[ 1 ] [Pian, Wenjing]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Econ & Management, Fuzhou 350116, Peoples R China
[ 2 ] [Pian, Wenjing]Wuhan Univ, Ctr Studies Informat Resources, 299 Bayi Rd, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
[ 3 ] [Ma, Feicheng]Wuhan Univ, Ctr Studies Informat Resources, 299 Bayi Rd, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
[ 4 ] [Chen, Lijun]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
[ 5 ] [Zheng, Ruinan]Fuzhou Univ, Sch Humanities & Social Sci, Fuzhou 350108, Peoples R China
[ 6 ] [Potenza, Marc N.]Yale Univ, Child Study Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Dept Neurosci,Sch Med, New Haven, CT USA
[ 7 ] [Potenza, Marc N.]Yale Univ, Wu Tsai Ctr, Sch Med, New Haven, CT USA
[ 8 ] [Ma, Feicheng]Wuhan Univ, Big Data Inst, 299 Bayi Rd, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China