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Modelling antecedents of blood donation motivation among non-donors of varying age and education

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:54 authored by K P Lemmens, C Abraham, R A Ruiter, I J Veldhuizen, C J Dehing, A E Bos, H P Schaalma
Understanding blood donation motivation among non-donors is prerequisite to effective recruitment. Two studies explored the psychological antecedents of blood donation motivation and the generalisability of a model of donation motivation across groups differing in age and educational level. An older well-educated population and a younger less well-educated population were sampled. The studies assessed the role of altruism, fear of blood/needles and donation-specific cognitions including attitudes and normative beliefs derived from an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Across both samples, results showed that affective attitude, subjective norm, descriptive norm, and moral norm were the most important correlates of blood donation intentions. Selfefficacy was more important among the younger less well-educated group. Altruism was related to donation motivation but only indirectly through moral norm. Similarly, fear of blood/needles only had an indirect effect on motivation through affective attitude and self-efficacy. Additional analyses with the combined data set found no age or education moderation effects, suggesting that this core model of donation-specific cognitions can be used to inform future practical interventions recruiting new blood donors in the general population. Copright © The British Psychological Society.

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  • Published

Journal

British Journal of Psychology

ISSN

0007-1269

Issue

1

Volume

100

Page range

71-90

Pages

20.0

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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