Taxometric procedures have been used extensively to investigate whether individual
differences in personality and psychopathology are latently dimensional or categorical …

Taxometric research methods were developed by Paul Meehl and colleagues to distinguish
between categorical and dimensional models of latent variables. We have conducted a …

Using the Internet to obtain health information (“online health research,” OHR) is
commonplace. This article provides a systematic narrative review of evidence concerning …

INTRODUCTION: The Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI) measures health anxiety in
medical and non-medical contexts. OBJECTIVE: To review the literature pertaining to the …

Background Cyberchondria describes the detrimental effects of health-related internet use.
Current conceptualizations agree that cyberchondria is associated with anxiety-related …

Individuals frequently use the Internet to search for medical information. However, for some
individuals, searching for medical information on the Internet is associated with an …

Cyberchondria refers to the repeated use of the Internet to search for health‐related
information, which leads to negative consequences. This two‐part study provides the first …

The present study examined the extent to which safety behaviors exacerbate symptoms of
hypochondriasis (severe health anxiety). Participants were randomized into a safety …

Health anxiety can be defined as a multifaceted trait that is primarily characterised by a fear
of, or preoccupation with, serious illness. Whereas low levels of health anxiety can be …

McElroy and Shevlin (2014) developed the 33-item Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS) to
allow for a multidimensional assessment of cyberchondria (compulsion, distress …