Online Health Information Seeking and Cyberchondria Among Men at Risk of HIV Infection: A Moderated Mediation Model

Objectives This study investigates the relationship between HIV/AIDS-related online health information seeking (OHIS) and cyberchondria among Chinese men who have engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors. It proposes a moderated mediation model to explore the role of query escalation as a mediator and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) as a moderator in this relationship.