Bresnahan Mary, Lee Sun Young, Smith Sandi W, Shearman Sachiyo, Nebashi Reiko, Park Cheong Yi, Yoo Jina
Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1212, USA.
Health Commun. 2007;21(3):201-11. doi: 10.1080/10410230701307436.
This study investigated willingness of Americans, Koreans, and Japanese to register as organ donors using the theory of planned behavior. Although previous research showed that attitude toward donation and communication with family predicted organ donation behaviors for respondents in the United States, these variables were also significant for respondents in Japan and Korea. Perceived behavioral control predicted intention to register for Japanese participants whereas knowledge about organ donation was associated with reluctance to register for Koreans. Spiritual connection and concern were shown to be causal factors underlying attitude in all 3 countries. In spite of positive attitudes toward organ donation and comparable knowledge with Americans and Japanese, most Korean participants declined to take an application to register as a donor. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
本研究运用计划行为理论调查了美国、韩国和日本民众登记成为器官捐赠者的意愿。尽管先前的研究表明，在美国，对捐赠的态度以及与家人的沟通能够预测器官捐赠行为，但这些变量在日本和韩国的受访者中也具有显著意义。感知行为控制对日本参与者的登记意愿具有预测作用，而器官捐赠知识则与韩国人不愿登记相关。在这三个国家中，精神联系和关注被证明是态度背后的因果因素。尽管韩国民众对器官捐赠持积极态度，且与美国人和日本人拥有相当的知识水平，但大多数韩国参与者仍拒绝提交器官捐赠登记申请。本文讨论了这些研究结果对未来研究的启示。
