Perception of risk in genetic counseling
Psychology and HealthPublished 1 January 1989
Shoshana Shiloh, Leonard Saxe
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Results indicated that subjective interpretations of recurrence risks are better predictors of women's reproductive intentions than the “objective” risks.
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Abstract Genetic counseling is a psychological process of communicating and perceiving information about risks. As such, it is important to assess how information is understood by counselees and how psychological factors affect risk perception. Subjects were 76 patients at a genetic clinic whose understanding of genetic counseling was assessed, along with their motivation and way of thinking about risks. Results indicated that subjective interpretations of recurrence risks are better predictors of their reproductive intentions than the "objective" risks. Also, specific cognitive and motivational factors appear to explain much of the variance in risk perception in genetic counseling. The results have important implications for how counseling is conducted, as well as for theoretical issues about cognitive processes.
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