%0 Journal Article
%T Gender Differences in Psychosocial and Medical Outcomes Stemming From Testing Positive for the BRCA1/2 Genetic Mutation for Breast Cancer: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study
%A Sharlene Hesse-Biber
%J Journal of Mixed Methods Research
%@ 1558-6901
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1558689816655257
%X This quantitatively driven sequential mixed methods study articulates the role of theory in mixed methods research and assesses the contribution of a mixed methods design to examining gender differences in men and women¡¯s genetic testing decisions and the psychosocial factors impacting health-seeking behaviors post-testing. A quantitative online survey of BRCA-positive mutation men and women was followed by a qualitative component consisting of semi-structured telephone interviews regarding genetic testing and post-testing decision making. Findings reveal gender differences in testing motivations: women focus on health; men focus on their family¡¯s needs. Gender differences also appeared in psychological states and surgical decisions, revealing women¡¯s more negative psychosocial reactions to a positive BRCA test result and higher rate of selecting preventative surgery
%K BRCA1/2
%K gender differences
%K genetic testing
%K hereditary breast cancer
%K theoretically grounded MMR
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1558689816655257