A latent profile analysis of the link between sociocultural factors and health-related risktaking among U.S. adults

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dc.contributor.authorShattuck, Eric
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Colton
dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiaohe
dc.contributor.authorSunil, Thankam
dc.contributor.authorPerrotte, Jessica K.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T20:00:02Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T20:00:02Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-19
dc.description.abstractBackground: Research suggests that health/safety behaviors (e.g., drinking heavily) and medical behaviors (e.g., donating blood) may be perceived as inherently risky, and further suggests there is substantial variation in the likelihood of engaging in a particular health-related risk behavior across people. Research examining demographic and sociocultural factors related to both health/safety and medical risk-taking is highly limited. Importantly, with very few exceptions the literature examining health risks characterized by potentially hazardous health behaviors (e.g, heavy alcohol use, driving without a seatbelt) is kept separate from the literature examining health risks characterized by potentially beneficial medical behaviors (e.g., donating blood, taking medication). In the interest of health promotion, it is critical for researchers to identify – and describe – individuals who are less inclined to engage in health-harming behaviors while at the same time being more inclined to engage in health-benefiting behaviors. Identifying such a subtype of individuals was the guiding aim for this study. Method: A national sample of adults in the United States responded to a survey on sociocultural and demographic correlates of health behaviors. Health-related risk-taking indicators were measured using the items from the health/safety and medical subscales of the DOSPERT-M. Subtypes of risk-takers were identified using latent profile analysis (LPA). Follow-up analyses to describe subtype demographic characteristics were conducted. Results: LPA identified four subtypes of risk-takers, including a subtype (n = 565, 45% of the sample; labeled “divergent”) that was comprised of individuals who highly endorsed medical risk-taking (e.g., taking medicine, giving blood) and minimally endorsed health/safety risk-taking (e.g., drinking heavily, unprotected sex). Subsequent analyses suggested that, among other findings, divergent profile members were likely to be married, endorse familial interdependence, and orient toward masculinity rather than femininity. Conclusion: By examining potentially modifiable factors related to individuals’ inclinations to engage in health protective behaviors, this study is an important step toward improving current health behavior interventions among U.S. adults.en_US
dc.description.departmentPublic Healthen_US
dc.description.departmentInstitute for Health Disparities Researchen_US
dc.description.departmentSociologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10608-zen_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/758
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBMC Public Health;
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectHealth risken_US
dc.subjectMedical risken_US
dc.subjectHealth behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectGender roleen_US
dc.subjectIndividualismen_US
dc.subjectCollectivismen_US
dc.subjectFamilismen_US
dc.subjectLocus of controlen_US
dc.titleA latent profile analysis of the link between sociocultural factors and health-related risktaking among U.S. adultsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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