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| Title |
Who perceives a higher personal risk of developing type 2 diabetes? A cross-sectional study on associations between personality traits, health-related behaviours and perceptions of susceptibility among university students in Denmark
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5884-9 |
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| Authors |
Lotte Skøt, Jesper Bo Nielsen, Anja Leppin |
| Abstract |
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is on the rise among young adults (aged 20-39 years). A challenge for health risk communication is that young adults may not be aware or lack acknowledgement of their personal risk of developing T2D. To date, no knowledge is available on potential relationships between personality traits and T2D risk perception in this target group. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate direct and indirect (mediated via health-related behaviours and body mass index) associations between the Five-Factor Model personality traits and T2D risk perception among university students in Denmark. Participants included 1205 students (80% females; mean age = 25) from five major universities. All variables were assessed by means of self-report in an online questionnaire. Health-related behaviours included physical activity, sweets consumption and prior T2D screening. Covariates included socio-demographic factors and family history of T2D. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that higher levels of conscientiousness and emotional stability were directly negatively associated with T2D risk perception after controlling for covariates, health-related behaviours, and body mass index. Binary logistic regression analyses showed several significant associations between personality traits and health-related behaviours as well as body mass index. Sobel tests indicated that both physical activity and body mass index partially mediated the association between conscientiousness and T2D risk perception. The association between extraversion and T2D risk perception was fully mediated by PA. We present novel evidence suggesting that personality traits, health-related behaviours and body mass index are associated with T2D risk perception among young adults. Thus, it may be beneficial to tailor health risk communications targeting T2D to match recipients' personality characteristics instead of using the one size fits all approach. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 90 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 11% |
| Researcher | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 24 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 17% |
| Unspecified | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 29 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 August 2018.
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#5,831,565
of 23,098,660 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,830
of 15,063 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#99,659
of 330,419 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#164
of 302 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 15,063 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.0. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 59% of its peers.
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