Table 7.
Moderating effects of the coping strategies.
| Relationship | Bootstrapped mean (SD) | 95% CI | Hypothesis | Responses | |||||
| Problem-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HCa→CSb→Cyberchondria | 0.002 (0.004) | –0.011 to 0.006 | H4.1 | No | ||||
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Overuse of HC→CS→GADc | 0.007 (0.011) | 0.005 to 0.027 | H5.1 | Yes | ||||
| Emotion-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HC→CS→Cyberchondria | 0.020 (0.008) | 0.004 to 0.039 | H4.2 | Yes | ||||
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Overuse of HC→CS→GAD | 0.037 (0.015) | 0.008 to 0.066 | H5.2 | Yes | ||||
| Avoidant-focused model | |||||||||
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Overuse of HC→CS→Cyberchondria | 0.026 (0.009) | 0.010 to 0.044 | H4.3 | Yes | ||||
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Overuse of HC→CS→GAD | 0.049 (0.016) | 0.019 to 0.081 | H5.3 | Yes | ||||
aHC: health care.
bCS: coping strategy.
cGAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment.