Leah Abrams|Colleen M. McBride|Gillian W. Hooker|Joseph N. Cappella|Laura M. Koehly
The Many Facets of Genetic Literacy: Assessing the Scalability of Multiple Measures for Broad Use in Survey Research
National Human Genome Research Institute|Emory University|University of Pennsylvania|National Human Genome Research Institute
determine three dimensions genetic literacy familiarity skills factual knowledge fit hierarchy knowledge outlined em rogers diffusion innovations better conceptualize lay understandings genomicsa consumer panel representing us adult population n 1016 completed electronic survey november 2013 adjusting education used correlations principle components analysis mokken scale tests linear regressions assess scores three genetic literacy subdimensions fit ordered scalethe three scores significantly loaded onto one factor even adjusting education analyses revealed moderate strength scaling 0416 p0001 difficulty ordering matched rogers hierarchy knowledge difficult skills followed familiarity skills scores partially mediated association familiarity knowledge significant indirect effect 0241 p0001we established ordering genetic literacy subdimensions familiarity terminology precedes skills using information turn precedes factual knowledge ordering important contextualizing previous findings guiding measurement future research identifying gaps understanding genomics relevant demands differing applications