Using the ABC theory of emotion to examine the relationship between health anxiety and health information-seeking behavior among the rural population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between online and offline health information-seeking behaviors, as antecedents and consequences, and health anxiety and related belief factors in rural residents.

Methods

Based on the ABC theory of emotions (ABC model), this study developed two theoretical models of the association between health anxiety and health information-seeking behavior: Placing health information-seeking behavior (both online and offline) as an outcome and antecedent, respectively, and setting three belief factors of the perceived health threat, intolerance of uncertainty, and catastrophic misinterpretations. We collected 730 self-reported data points from 20 June to 5 July 2022 for rural residents in China and empirically tested

SUBMITTER: Gong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10605672 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature