University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory, Room 3867 SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
J Health Psychol. 2012 Apr;17(3):389-98. doi: 10.1177/1359105311412836. Epub 2011 Aug 22.
African American attitudes toward organ donation differ from other racial and ethnic groups. However, existing measures of organ donation attitudes do not adequately address ethnic identity and cultural factors. We examined the psychometric properties of a new 18-item organ donation scale among 1225 members of 21 African American churches in Southeast Michigan. We identified three factors: (1) Barriers; (2) Family/Race Benefits; and (3) Altruism. More positive donation attitudes on each subscale were observed for individuals who reported being enrolled as a donor. Among individuals not enrolled, higher scores were observed on scales two and three for those with stronger intentions to enroll.
非裔美国人对器官捐赠的态度与其他种族和族裔群体不同。然而,现有的器官捐赠态度衡量标准并没有充分考虑到族裔身份和文化因素。我们在密歇根州东南部的 21 家非裔美国教堂的 1225 名成员中检验了一种新的 18 项器官捐赠量表的心理测量学特性。我们确定了三个因素:(1)障碍;(2)家庭/种族获益;和(3)利他主义。对于那些已登记为捐赠者的人来说,每个子量表上的捐赠态度更为积极。对于那些未登记的人来说,在意图登记的意愿较强的情况下,第二和第三量表的得分较高。