Genetics and alcoholism among at-risk relatives I: Perceptions of cause, risk, and control
Genetics and alcoholism among at-risk relatives I: Perceptions of cause, risk, and control
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DOI：
10.1002/ajmg.a.30082
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发表时间：
2004-07-15
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2
通讯作者：
Biesecker, BB
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作者：
Gamm, JL;Nussbaum, RL;Biesecker, BB
遗传因素会影响一个人患上酒精中毒的风险。在其他具有遗传成分的常见疾病中，对遗传原因的信念可能导致那些可能对促进健康的行为产生不利影响的风险人群中感觉不到控制或宿命论。本研究探讨了酗酒原因的信念和风险感知的个人与受影响的亲属。深入访谈包括开放式问题和一些定量措施与参与者进行探讨因果信念和个人风险和控制的感知之间的关系。27名至少有一名一级亲属患有酒精中毒的人参与了研究。访谈记录分析显示，所有参与者都将家庭酗酒的原因归结为多种因素，通常是生物、遗传、环境因素和个人特征的结合。许多人认为自己“有风险”，这种担忧往往源于对酗酒的遗传或生物原因的信念。然而，参与者也有很强的个人控制意识，他们认为环境因素或个人特征会影响酗酒风险。参与者对遗传原因的强烈信念与风险感知显著增加有关，但与酗酒的宿命论观点无关。出版于2004年Wiley-Liss， Inc。
Genetic factors influence a person's risk for developing alcoholism. In other common disorders with a genetic component, a belief in a genetic cause can lead to less perceived control or fatalism among those at risk that may adversely affect undertaking health-promoting behaviors. This study explores beliefs about the cause of alcoholism and risk perception among individuals with affected relatives. In-depth interviews including both open-ended questions and several quantitative measures were conducted with participants to explore the relationships between causal beliefs and perceptions of personal risk and control. Twenty-seven individuals with at least one first-degree relative affected with alcoholism participated. Transcript analysis of interviews revealed that all participants attribute multiple factors to the cause of alcoholism in their families, often as a combination of biological, genetic, environmental factors, and personal characteristics. Many perceived themselves as being 'at-risk,' and this concern often stemmed from a belief in a genetic or biological cause of alcoholism. However, participants also had a strong sense of personal control, rooted in beliefs about environmental causes or personal characteristics influencing alcoholism risk. A participant's strong belief in a genetic cause was associated with a significantly increased risk perception, but not a fatalistic outlook towards developing alcoholism. Published 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.