Cyberchondria severity and quality of life among Lebanese adults: the mediating role of fear of COVID-19, depression, anxiety, stress and obsessive–compulsive behavior—a structural equation model approach

Table 7 Coefficient, standard error and p-value of the structured equation modeling (SEM) approach model taking the physical quality of life (PCS) as the dependent variable

Variable	Coefficient	Standard error	p
Model 1: Anxiety as the mediator
Cyberchondria → Anxiety	− 0.14	0.05	0.003
Anxiety → PCS	− 0.14	0.04	0.003
Age → PCS	0.09	0.04	0.07
Gender → PCS	0.01	0.76	0.864
Model 2: Stress as the mediator
Cyberchondria → Stress	0.35	0.03	< 0.001
Stress → PCS	0.24	0.05	< 0.001
Age → PCS	0.10	0.04	0.031
Gender → PCS	− 0.003	0.75	0.947
Model 3: Depression as the mediator
Cyberchondria → Depression	0.05	0.06	0.310
Depression → PCS	0.20	0.03	< 0.001
Age → PCS	0.10	0.04	0.033
Gender → PCS	0.01	0.75	0.817
Model 4: OCD as the mediator
Cyberchondria → OCD	0.10	0.04	0.015
OCD → PCS	0.22	0.04	< 0.001
Age → PCS	0.10	0.04	0.034
Gender → PCS	0.004	0.75	0.925
Model 5: Fear of COVID-19 as the mediator
Cyberchondria → Fear of COVID-19	0.33	0.03	< 0.001
Fear of COVID-19 → PCS	0.16	0.06	< 0.001
Age → PCS	0.09	0.04	0.061
Gender → PCS	− 0.004	0.76	0.938

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