Table 5.
Cyberchondria and its correlation with General Health Questionnaire, depression, anxiety, stress, and quality of life
| Spearman’s rho | GHQ | Stress | Anxiety | Depression | CSS | QOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHQ | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | 1.000 | 0.697** | 0.646** | 0.735** | 0.227** | −0.579** |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Stress | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.697** | 1.000 | 0.832** | 0.792** | 0.305** | −0.607** |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Anxiety | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.646** | 0.832** | 1.000 | 0.727** | 0.320** | −0.566** |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Depression | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.735** | 0.792** | 0.727** | 1.000 | 0.260** | −0.604** |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| CSS | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | 0.227** | 0.305** | 0.320** | 0.260** | 1.000 | −0.099 |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.086 | |
| QOL | ||||||
| Correlation coefficient | −0.579** | −0.607** | −0.566** | −0.604** | -0.099 | 1.000 |
| Significant (two-tailed) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.086 |
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). GHQ – General Health Questionnaire; CSS – Cyberchondria Severity Scale; QOL – Quality of life