title: Factors predicting desired autonomy in medical decisions: Risk-taking and gambling behaviors.
abstract: This study investigated factors that influence patients' desired level of autonomy in medical decisions. Analyses included previously supported demographic variables in addition to risk-taking and gambling behaviors, which exhibit a strong relationship with overall health and decision-making, but have not been investigated in conjunction with medical autonomy. Participants (N= 203) completed measures on Amazon's Mechanical Turk, including two measures of autonomy. Two hierarchical regressions revealed that the predictors explained a significant amount of variance for both measures, but the contribution of predictor variables was incongruent between models. Possible causes for this incongruence and implications for patient-physician interactions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Arcadia University, USA.
authors.forename: Erica E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Fortune
authors.affiliation: Arcadia University, USA; The University of Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Jessica J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shotwell
authors.affiliation: Arcadia University, USA.
authors.forename: Kiara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buccellato
authors.affiliation: Arcadia University, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moran
keywords: autonomy; decision-making; gambling; regression; risk-taking; trust in physicians