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 unfavorable consequences, such as health anxiety. The purpose of this paper is to explore a set of important influencing factors that lead to health anxiety.

Design/methodology/approach

Based on the stimulus–organism–response (S-O-R) framework, we propose a theoretical model of health anxiety, with metacognitive beliefs and catastrophic misinterpretation as the mediators between stimulus factors and health anxiety. Using 218 self-reported data points, the authors empirically examine the research model and hypotheses.

Findings

The study results show that anxiety sensitivity positively affects metacognitive beliefs. The severity of physical symptoms has a significant positive impact on catastrophic misinterpretation. Metacognitive beliefs and catastrophic misinterpretation have significant positive impacts on health anxiety.

Originality/value

Based on the S-O-R model, this paper develops a comprehensive model to explain health anxiety and verifies the model using firsthand data.

中文翻译：

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影响健康焦虑的因素：刺激-生物-反应模型视角

目的

随着互联网的普及，获取健康相关信息变得更加便捷。然而，轻松获取电子健康信息可能会导致不利后果，例如健康焦虑。本文旨在探讨导致健康焦虑的一组重要影响因素。

设计/方法/方法

基于刺激-机体-反应（SOR）框架，我们提出了健康焦虑的理论模型，元认知信念和灾难性误解作为刺激因素和健康焦虑之间的中介。作者使用 218 个自我报告的数据点，对研究模型和假设进行了实证检验。

发现

研究结果表明，焦虑敏感性对元认知信念产生积极影响。身体症状的严重程度对灾难性的误解有显着的积极影响。元认知信念和灾难性的误解对健康焦虑有显着的积极影响。

原创性/价值

本文基于 SOR 模型，开发了一个综合模型来解释健康焦虑，并使用第一手数据对该模型进行验证。