Table 1.
Percentage distribution of students based on construct-wise scores of cyberchondria
| Construct | Compulsion, n (%) | Distress, n (%) | Excessiveness, n (%) | Reassurance, n (%) | Mistrust, n (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Normal | 21 (38.9) | 83 (33.7) | 104 (34.7) | 12 (22.2) | 35 (14.2) | 47 (15.7) | 8 (14.8) | 11 (4.5) | 19 (6.3) | 10 (18.5) | 39 (15.9) | 49 (16.3) | 43 (79.6) | 216 (87.8) | 259 (86.3) |
| Moderate | 30 (55.6) | 135 (54.9) | 165 (55.0) | 37 (68.3) | 173 (70.3) | 210 (70.0) | 30 (55.6) | 138 (56.1) | 168 (56.0) | 33 (61.1) | 146 (59.3) | 179 (59.7) | 10 (18.5) | 26 (10.6) | 36 (12.0) |
| Severe | 3 (5.6) | 28 (11.4) | 31 (10.3) | 5 (9.3) | 38 (15.4) | 43 (14.3) | 16 (29.6) | 97 (39.4) | 113 (37.7) | 11 (20.4) | 61 (24.8) | 72 (24.0) | 1 (1.9) | 4 (1.6) | 5 (1.7) |
| Total | 54 (100) | 246 (100) | 300 (100) | 54 (100) | 246 (100) | 300 (100) | 54 (100) | 246 (100) | 300 (100) | 54 (100) | 246 (100) | 300 (100) | 54 (100) | 246 (100) | 300 (100) |