Diabetes causal attributions among affected and unaffected individuals

Autor: Margaret K Rose, Rachel W Cohen, Sarah E Boland, Susan Persky, Kristi A. Costabile
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Research design
Adult
Male
Disease status
endocrine system
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
endocrine system diseases
type 1 diabetes
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
Health Status
Health Behavior
050109 social psychology
Type 2 diabetes
Psychosocial Research
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
immune system diseases
Diabetes mellitus
Surveys and Questionnaires
Activities of Daily Living
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Internal-External Control
illness perceptions
Type 1 diabetes
business.industry
05 social sciences
Public health education
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
3. Good health
lay beliefs
Diabetes Mellitus
Type 1
Diabetes Mellitus
Type 2
Case-Control Studies
Respondent
causal attributions
Female
type 2 diabetes
Attribution
business
Clinical psychology
Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
ISSN: 2052-4897
Popis: ObjectiveThe present study aims to describe and compare causal attributions for type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among affected and unaffected individuals and to investigate the relationships among attributions, attitudes, and beliefs.Research design and methodsAdults with no diabetes (N=458), T1D (N=192), or T2D (N=207) completed an online survey. Measures assessed diabetes conceptual knowledge, causal attributions for T1D and T2D, perceived control over diabetes onset, and favorability judgements of individuals affected by each type.ResultsResults indicate general agreement on causal attributions for T1D and T2D among all respondent groups, with some divergences by disease status. All respondents attributed both T1D and T2D to genetics, and genetic attributions were positively associated with favorability judgements of individuals with T2D, but not those with T1D.ConclusionsThis report sets the stage for investigations into how and why attributions for T1D and T2D differ and the implications of these differences including stigmatization of individuals with diabetes and diabetes-related self-concept. Additionally, this work can inform efforts towards clinical and public health education to prevent and optimize treatment of T1D and T2D.
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