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Hypochondriasis (self-morbidity) prediction based on ego strength with the mediating role of childhood trauma in medical students
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Zahra Sadat Mirghasemi1   , Atefeh Hojjati2  |
1- Master's Student in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Qom Branch, Qom, Iran , atefehojjati@iau.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (16 Views) |
Background: In the present era, the concern of the general public about their health has increased, and the recognition of hypochondria, which is a pseudo-physical disorder in which, despite physical health, the individual perceives a serious illness, has become more important than ever. The aim of the present study was to predict hypochondria (self-morbidity) based on ego strength with the mediating role of childhood trauma in medical students.
Materials and methods: This study was a descriptive-correlational structural equation study. The statistical population consisted of students of Islamic Azad University, Medical Sciences Branch in Qom in the academic year 2024-2025. A sample of 280 people was selected from the medical sciences fields by cluster random sampling. Data were collected using Evans's (1980) self-morbidity questionnaire, Mark Strom's (1997) Ego Strength Questionnaire (PIES), and Bernstein's (2003) Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). Data analysis was performed using Pearson's correlation test and path analysis using SPSS-26 and Amos software.
Results: The findings showed that there was a significant relationship between hypochondria and the variables ego strength (r=-0.257) and childhood trauma (r=0.317) (p<0.01). The coefficient of determination of the model was 0.29, which showed that ego strength and childhood trauma have moderate predictive power for hypochondria.
Conclusion: It is suggested that necessary training be provided to further understand self-mortification and appropriate treatments be provided to improve and strengthen the performance of medical students |
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| Keywords: Hypochondria, Self-mortification, Ego strength, Childhood trauma, Students, Medical science |
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Semi-pilot: Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive |
Subject:
psychology
Received: 2025/10/4 | Accepted: 2025/11/23 | Published: 2026/07/1
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