ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2014
'Battling my biology': psychological effects of genetic testing for risk of weight gain.
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- Genetic susceptibility testing and readiness to control weight: Results from a randomized controlled trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2015Trial
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- Is obesity in the brain? Parent perceptions of brain influences on obesity.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
- Views on genomic research result delivery methods and informed consent: a review.Personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Parents' genetic attributions for children's eating behaviors: Relationships with beliefs, emotions, and food choice behavior.Appetite · 2020Article
- Diabetes causal attributions among affected and unaffected individuals.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2019Article
- Beliefs about genetic influences on eating behaviors: Characteristics and associations with weight management confidence.Eating behaviors · 2017Article
- Genomic Information may Inhibit Weight-Related Behavior Change Inclinations Among Individuals in a Fear State.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Article
- Appetitive traits as behavioural pathways in genetic susceptibility to obesity: a population-based cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2015Article
- Explaining, not just predicting, drives interest in personal genomics.Genome medicine · 2015Article
- A new approach to assessing affect and the emotional implications of personal genomic testing for common disease risk.Public health genomics · 2015Article
- Responses to FTO genetic test feedback for obesity in a sample of overweight adults: a qualitative analysis.Genes & nutrition · 2014Article
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Abstract
The availability of genetic tests for multifactorial conditions such as obesity raises concerns that higher-risk results could lead to fatalistic reactions or lower-risk results to complacency. No study has investigated the effects of genetic test feedback for the risk of obesity in non-clinical samples. The present study explored psychological and behavioral reactions to genetic test feedback for a weight related gene (FTO) in a volunteer sample (n = 18) using semi-structured interviews. Respondents perceived the gene test result as scientifically objective; removing some of the emotion attached to the issue of weight control. Those who were struggling with weight control reported relief of self-blame. There was no evidence for either complacency or fatalism; all respondents emphasized the importance of lifestyle choices in long-term weight management, although they recognized the role of both genes and environment. Regardless of the test result, respondents evaluated the testing positively and found it motivating and informative. Genetic test feedback for risk of weight gain may offer psychological benefits beyond its objectively limited clinical utility. As the role of genetic counselors is likely to expand, awareness of reasons for genetic testing for common, complex conditions and reactions to the test result is important.
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