Cyberchondria Scale (CS): Development, Validity and Reliability Study

Durak Batıgün A., Gor N., Kömürcü Akik B., Şenkal Ertürk İ.

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.31, no.2, pp.148-162, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5350/dajpn2018310203
  • Journal Name: DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.148-162
  • Keywords: Cyberchondria Scale, reliability, validity, HEALTH ANXIETY, INTERNET USE, INFORMATION-SEEKING, VALIDATION, ADDICTION, SYMPTOMS, IMPACT, TERMS, RISK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the current study is to develop culture specific, multidimensional and self-report Cyberchondria Scale (CS) which can be used to evaluate one's emotional, cognitive and behavioral tendency to cyberchondria and to determine the psychometric properties of this scale.