Investigating the Relationship Between Cyberchondria Level and Perceived Stress in Young Adults

Authors : Filiz POLAT, Leyla DELİBAŞ, İbrahim BİLİR

Pages : 176-184

Doi:10.51972/tfsd.1112388

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Publication Date : 2022-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cyberchondria level and perceived stress in young adults. Material and Methods: This descriptive and relational study was conducted with 547 students studying at a university between September and November 2019. The data of the study were collected through the Personal Information Form, Cyberchondria Severity Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CSS);, and Perceived Stress Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PSS);. Results: It was determined that 92.1% of the students were in the age group of 18-24 years and 70.9% were female. 73.5% of the participants stated that they spend 1-5 hours a day on the internet, 31.8% stated that they always used the internet in health-related issues, and 17.4% stated that they believed to have an undiagnosed disease. It was found that PSS total mean score was 27.6±7.1 and CSS total mean score was 38.2±8.0. Conclusion: A positive correlation was determined between the cyberchondria severity scale total score and the perceived stress scale total score.
Keywords : Cyberchondria, Young Adults, Perceived Stress

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