Abstract
In young adulthood most people begin to realize the meaning of health. The amount of costs to be incurred for the treatment of a person when they are suffering from a disease also affects a person's health concerns. According to Taylor and Asmundson (2004), most people feel anxious about their health. Anxiety about ones health can differ from one person to another. This study provides a general overview of health anxiety amongst young adults in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. Participants in this study consisted of 263 people, aged between 20-40 years ( M = 27.23 , SD = 5.50 ). Participants come from different educational level and various backgrounds. Researcher used Short Health Anxiety Inventory (SHAI; Salkovskis et al., 2002), Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic Symptom Severity Scale (PHQ-15; Kroenke et al., 2002), and State-Trait Anxiety inventory (STAI; Spielberger, 1983). For data analysis researcher used the pearson product moment correlation. The result showed significant correlation between health anxiety and somatic symptoms. Similarly, there is a significant correlation between state-trait anxiety and health anxiety. Keywords: Young Adulthood, Health, Anxiety, Somatic Symptom
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Venie Viktoria Rondang Maulina, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
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Conference: ACP2014
Stream: Psychology
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Maulina V. (2014) Health Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in Young Adulthood ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences 2014: Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/2187-4743.20140237
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