NDLI: Genetic Testing Likelihood: The Impact of Abortion Views and Quality of Life Information on Women’s Decisions

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Author	Wilson, Jessica L. Ferguson, Gail M. Thorn, Judith M.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Little is known about factors predicting the likelihood of choosing genetic testing in college aged women versus older women, including knowledge of quality of life (QOL) associated with a disorder. Using vignettes with female college students (Experiment 1: n = 257, mean age = 19.70 yrs) and female faculty/staff/alumni (Experiment 2: n $_{nulliparous}$ = 83, mean age = 30.20 yrs; n $_{mothers}$ = 53, mean age = 33.77 yrs), we examined the contribution of multiple factors to predicting genetic testing likelihood for cystic fibrosis. We investigated malleable situational factors (style of genetic risk presentation and providing QOL information including physical and social aspects) and stable dispositional factors (abortion views). Parity (i.e., prior births) was more influential in women’s genetic testing likelihood than was age. Greater acceptability of abortion for oneself and self-assessed knowledge following QOL information were predictors of higher testing likelihood for college students. Greater acceptability of abortion for another person was a predictor for nulliparous women. Abortion views moderated the effect of predictors for nulliparous women and mothers. Findings encourage genetic counselors to utilize QOL information to promote informed decision making through genetic testing.
Starting Page	143
Ending Page	156
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10597700
Journal	Journal of Genetic Counseling
Volume Number	20
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15733599
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-11-06
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Prenatal genetic testing Cystic fibrosis Genetic counseling Quality of life Abortion College students Motherhood Gynecology Ethics Clinical Psychology Human Genetics Public Health/Gesundheitswesen
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Genetics (clinical)

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