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Intention, Subjective Norms, and Cancer Screening in the Context of Relational Culture

Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, rpasick{at}cc.ucsf.edu

Judith C. Barker, PhD

Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Regina Otero-Sabogal, PhD

Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco

Nancy J. Burke, PhD

Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Galen Joseph, PhD

Department of Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Claudia Guerra, MSW

Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco

Research targeting disparities in breast cancer detection has mainly utilized theories that do not account for social context and culture. Most mammography promotion studies have used a conceptual framework centered in the cognitive constructs of intention (commonly regarded as the most important determinant of screening behavior), self-efficacy, perceived benefit, perceived susceptibility, and/or subjective norms. The meaning and applicability of these constructs in diverse communities are unknown. The purpose of this study is to inductively explore the social context of Filipina and Latina women (the sociocultural forces that shape people’s day-to-day experiences and that directly and indirectly affect health and behavior) to better understand mammography screening behavior. One powerful aspect of social context that emerged from the findings was relational culture, the processes of interdependence and interconnectedness among individuals and groups and the prioritization of these connections above virtually all else. The authors examine the appropriateness of subjective norms and intentions in the context of relational culture and identify inconsistencies that suggest varied meanings from those intended by behavioral theorists.

Key Words: relational culture • mammography • intention • subjective norms • social context

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 5 Suppl, 91S-110S (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198109338919


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