Publication: Health Anxiety by Proxy Among Parents: ...
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Title: | Health Anxiety by Proxy Among Parents: Measuring Health Anxiety for Self, Child and Partner and its Associations with Family Functioning |
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Abstract: | Health-related worries can be either self-directed or occur in close relationships by proxy (e.g., among parents, couples, or pet owners). Our aim was to test the feasibility of assessing health anxiety by proxy in parents and to examine the relationship of health anxiety with family well-being. Health anxiety by proxy was measured between parent-child and parent-partner relationships with adapted versions of the modified Short Health Anxiety Inventory. Parents reported significantly higher levels of health anxiety by proxy regarding their child than for themselves, t (585) = −3.61, p < .001. Exploratory factor analysis showed that each health anxiety questionnaire formed a distinct latent factor. Parenting stress and poorer family functioning had small associations with health anxiety towards one’s self, child, and partner (r = 0.15 to r = 0.20). Further research is needed to determine clinical relevance and its impact on health behaviors and functioning within the family unit. |
Keywords: | health anxiety, parents, parent-child, couples, family functioning |
Publication type: | Article in journal (Authorship) |
Publication date: | 17.05.2024 (Online) |
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Health Psychology Open
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SAGE Journals;
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Volume number: | 11 |
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First publication: | Yes |
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Page: | pp. 1 - 11 |
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Publication date: | 17.05.2024 |
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DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20551029241251995 |
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Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
Institut für Psychologie Abteilung für Gesundheitspsychologie
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AT - 9020 Klagenfurt |
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