A systematic review evaluating metacognitive beliefs in health anxiety and somatic distress

E Keen, M Kangas, PT Gilchrist - British Journal of Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Increasing evidence suggests metacognitive beliefs may underpin transdiagnostic
mechanisms maintaining psychopathology. The objective of this systematic review was to …

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on searching for health-related information and cyberchondria on the general population in Italy

M Vismara, D Vitella, R Biolcati, F Ambrosini… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: The Internet has become one of the most common sources people use to search
for health-related information, a behavior rapidly increased during the novel Coronavirus …

The relationship between fear of COVID‐19 and health anxiety among families with COVID‐19 infected: The mediating role of metacognitions, intolerance of …

M Akbari, MM Spada, AV Nikčević… - Clinical Psychology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of metacognitions, intolerance of
uncertainty and emotion regulation in the relationship between fear of COVID‐19 (FC‐19) …

[PDF][PDF] Health anxiety: A narrative review of psychological interventions

M Modanloo, R Bagherzadeh Ledari - Clin Exc, 2023 - ce.mazums.ac.ir
Health anxiety is a common condition that can lead to high levels of psychological distress
and impaired functioning and, if not properly treated, a worse prognosis. Therefore …

Relationship between health-anxiety and cyberchondria: Role of metacognitive beliefs

F Nadeem, NI Malik, M Atta, I Ullah, G Martinotti… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The current study was designed to examine the relationship between health
anxiety, cyberchondria (its constructs), and metacognitive beliefs. In addition, it also …

Factors influencing health anxiety: The stimulus–organism–response model perspective

X Yang, D Gu, J Wu, C Liang, Y Ma, J Li - Internet Research, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose With the popularity of the internet, access to health-related information has become
more convenient. However, the easy acquisition of e-health information could lead to …

Testing the Italian version of the Cyberchondria Severity Scale and a metacognitive model of cyberchondria

C Marino, TA Fergus, A Vieno, G Bottesi… - Clinical Psychology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cyberchondria refers to the tendency to excessively and compulsively search for online
medical information despite the distress experienced, with consequent impairment of daily …

Illness‐related intrusive thoughts and illness anxiety disorder

S Arnáez, G García‐Soriano… - Psychology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Intrusive thoughts about health threats (illness‐ITs) are a potential cognitive risk
factor for the development and maintenance of illness anxiety disorder (IAD). This study …

Item reduction, psychometric and biometric properties of the italian version of the body perception questionnaire—short form (BPQ-SF): the BPQ-22

A Poli, AGI Maremmani, C Chiorri, GP Mazzoni… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Body awareness disorders and reactivity are mentioned across a range of clinical problems.
Constitutional differences in the control of the bodily state are thought to generate a …

Randomized trial on the effects of a mindfulness intervention on temperament, anxiety, and depression: a multi-arm psychometric study

A Poli, AGI Maremmani, A Gemignani, M Miccoli - Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mindfulness is a mental state that can be achieved through meditation. So far, studies have
shown that practicing mindfulness on a consistent and regular basis can improve attentional …