Table 6.
Direct effects for the models.
| Relationship | Bootstrapped mean (SD) | 95% CI | Hypothesis | Responses | |||||
| Infodemic→Overuse of HCa | 0.212 (0.032) | 0.151-0.271 | H1 | Yes | |||||
| Problem-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HC→Cyberchondria | 0.282 (0.032) | 0.215-0.338 | H2.1 | Yes | ||||
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Overuse of HC→GADb | 0.107 (0.032) | 0.044-0.171 | H3.1 | Yes | ||||
| Emotion-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HC→Cyberchondria | 0.278 (0.031) | 0.210-0.337 | H2.2 | Yes | ||||
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Overuse of HC→GAD | 0.109 (0.032) | 0.046-0.172 | H3.2 | Yes | ||||
| Avoidant-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HC→Cyberchondria | 0.277 (0.031) | 0.208-0.336 | H2.3 | Yes | ||||
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Overuse of HC→GAD | 0.108 (0.032) | 0.046-0.171 | H3.3 | Yes | ||||
aHC: health care.
bGAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment.