valuating Health Orientations: Medical Maximizers-Minimizers, Social Cognitive Theory, and Health-Protective Behaviors

Presentation Type

Poster

Keywords

health, healthcare, physical activity, diet, social cognitive

Department

Psychology

Major

Psychology

Abstract

The newly defined construct of medical maximizing-minimizing (MMM) measures differences in healthcare orientations among the general population. Various psychological distinctions in terms of behaviors and cognitions between these groups are unknown. This study focused on the social cognitive theory (SCT) variables of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and self-regulation as important contributors to the medical maximizing-minimizing construct. In addition, this study concentrates on two important health-protective behaviors: physical activity and diet, which are believed to be related to medical maximizing-minimizing via SCT. Participants included 165 individuals recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk currently living in the United Sates and who self-reported as having no diagnosed serious physical or mental illness. Results indicated a significant association between MMM and healthcare outcome expectations (HOE), while other SCT variables like healthcare self-efficacy (HSE) trended towards significance. Together HOE and HSE accounted from 16% of variance in MMM. Other results were inconclusive, but point to possible subtypes within the MMM construct and a great need for qualitative research.

Faculty Mentor

Dr. Cindy Miller-Perrin

Funding Source or Research Program

Not Identified

Location

Waves Cafeteria

Start Date

23-3-2018 2:00 PM

End Date

23-3-2018 3:30 PM

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valuating Health Orientations: Medical Maximizers-Minimizers, Social Cognitive Theory, and Health-Protective Behaviors

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The newly defined construct of medical maximizing-minimizing (MMM) measures differences in healthcare orientations among the general population. Various psychological distinctions in terms of behaviors and cognitions between these groups are unknown. This study focused on the social cognitive theory (SCT) variables of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and self-regulation as important contributors to the medical maximizing-minimizing construct. In addition, this study concentrates on two important health-protective behaviors: physical activity and diet, which are believed to be related to medical maximizing-minimizing via SCT. Participants included 165 individuals recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk currently living in the United Sates and who self-reported as having no diagnosed serious physical or mental illness. Results indicated a significant association between MMM and healthcare outcome expectations (HOE), while other SCT variables like healthcare self-efficacy (HSE) trended towards significance. Together HOE and HSE accounted from 16% of variance in MMM. Other results were inconclusive, but point to possible subtypes within the MMM construct and a great need for qualitative research.