How Health Anxiety is Associated with Perceived Risk of Reinfection Among COVID-19 Infected People After the Epidemic Control Measures Lifted in China: A Multiple Mediating and Multi-Group Analysis
Findings suggest fear of COVID-19, OHIS and COVID-19 information FOMO may play significant mediating roles in explaining the relationship between health anxiety and perceived risk of reinfection. Interventions to reduce the perceived risk of reinfection should aim to improve the quality of online health information and individuals' online health literacy and reduce fear of COVID-19 during and after the pandemic.
Authors
- Mingxuan Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6740-4251)
- Wenqian Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9501-9254)
- Chengjia Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-8833)
- Ningning Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4454-3684)
- Haiyan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-1353)
- Jiankang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7813-0428)
- Guohua Zhang
- Wenwen Tian
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Jinzhou Kangning Hospital (CN)
- Renmin University of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology Research and Behavior Management
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/prbm.s493345
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.92