Eoin McElroy|Mathew Kearney|Jade Touhey|Joseph Evans|Yasmin Cooke|Mark Shevlin
The CSS-12: Development and Validation of a Short-Form Version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale
University of Liverpool|University of Ulster|University of Liverpool|University of Liverpool|University of Ulster|University of Ulster
cyberchondria defined increase anxiety ones health status result excessive online searches mcelroy shevlin 2014 developed first multidimensional selfreport measure constructthe cyberchondria severity scale css css consists 33 items summed form total score andor 5 subscale scores aim present study develop shortform version css removing mistrust subscale participants undergraduate students two uk universities n 661 73 female mage 2219 years sd 588 students completed css short health anxiety inventory shai generalized anxiety disorder assessment gad7 twelve items chosen retention short form based exploratory factor analysis items corresponded four factors previously identified 33item scale minus mistrust subscale confirmatory factor analysis used validate structure css12 confirmatory bifactor modeling indicated majority item covariance accounted general cyberchondria factor construct validity assessed examining associations shai gad7 stronger correlations observed css12 shai compared gad7 css12 brief reliable valid measure worryanxiety attributable excessive online health research