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In genetics, however, a relational conception of autonomy has been increasingly recognized. This article aims to empirically assess aspects of social influence in genetic testing decision\u2010making and to connect these with principlist and relational theories of autonomy. We interviewed 18 adult genetic counsellees without capacity issues considering predictive genetic testing for cancer predisposition for themselves and two counselling physicians in Switzerland. We conducted a qualitative analysis, building on a grounded theory study about predictive genetic testing decision\u2010making. We found that some participants agreed to predictive genetic testing predominantly because relatives wanted them to do it, with some even acting contrary to their own convictions. Others, in contrast, based their decision on purely individualistic reasons but expressed difficulties in explaining their decision to their social environment. Healthcare professionals had a critical influence on decision\u2010making in many cases without being manipulative, as perceived by counsellees. Still, cases of coercion and social pressure occurred within social relationships. In conclusion, predictive genetic testing decision\u2010making includes relational and individualistic aspects, and both are compatible with autonomous decision\u2010making. While the principlist and relational notions of autonomy compete on a theoretical level, they are two sides of the same coin when used as analytical lenses for genetic testing decision\u2010making. Social acceptance of refusal of testing should be improved to mitigate social pressure. Individuals should be encouraged to decide for themselves how much their social environment influences their decision regarding predictive genetic testing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/bioe.12816","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,21]],"date-time":"2020-10-21T05:48:50Z","timestamp":1603259330000},"page":"199-206","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Autonomy and social influence in predictive genetic testing decision\u2010making: A qualitative interview study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"35","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7047-4496","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bettina M.","family":"Zimmermann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Biomedical Ethics University of Basel Basel Switzerland"},{"name":"Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine Technical University of Munich Munich Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Insa","family":"Kon\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Biomedical Ethics University of Basel Basel Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8180-6927","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Shaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Biomedical Ethics University of Basel Basel Switzerland"},{"name":"Care and Public Health Research Institute Maastricht University Maastricht the Netherlands"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bernice","family":"Elger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Biomedical Ethics University of Basel Basel Switzerland"},{"name":"Center for Legal Medicine University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,20]]},"container-title":["Bioethics"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/bioe.12816","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1111\/bioe.12816","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/bioe.12816","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,3]],"date-time":"2023-09-03T07:00:47Z","timestamp":1693724447000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/bioe.12816"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,20]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,2]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1111\/bioe.12816"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/bioe.12816","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0269-9702","1467-8519"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0269-9702","type":"print"},{"value":"1467-8519","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,20]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2020-02-13","order":0,"name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2020-09-03","order":1,"name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2020-10-20","order":2,"name":"published","label":"Published","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}