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Dispositional motivations and genetic risk feedback
(Recevoir des informations sur le risque génétique de développer un cancer et motivation pour arrêter le tabac)
Auteur(s) :
WESTMAAS J. L. ;
WOICIK P. B.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
1524-1534
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
37
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Thésaurus mots-clés
INFORMATION
;
GENETIQUE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
CANCER
;
MOTIVATION
;
TABAC
;
SEVRAGE
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2005, 30, (8), 1524-1534
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study examined interest in genetic testing for lung cancer susceptibility among college students, a group whose smoking rates have increased significantly in the last decade. Sixteen smokers who participated in focus group discussions indicated a generally high level of interest in testing. They also indicated that knowledge of genetic susceptibility would make them feel anxious and motivate them to quit smoking. The study also examined, in a separate sample of undergraduate smokers (n = 186), whether these outcomes depend on personality differences in threat sensitivityresponsiveness of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS)and reward sensitivityresponsiveness of the behavioral activation system (BAS). Smokers completed measures of personality and risk perceptions at baseline and rated risk perceptions, affect, and likelihood of changing smoking behavior in response to 2 hypothetical risk feedback scenarios (high vs. low risk). Smokers higher in reward sensitivity (reward responsiveness) evidenced greater interest in taking genetic tests. If a test indicated elevated risk smokers higher in reward responsiveness would perceive themselves at increased risk and attempt to quit smoking. Threat sensitive smokers would react with greater negative affect. Overall, results indicate that genetic biomarker feedback is a motivator for college student smokers to quit and would be more effective among smokers high in reward sensitivity. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500. E-mail : Johann.Westmaassunysb.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.