Shepherd Lee, O'Carroll Ronan E
Northumbria University, UK University of Stirling, UK
University of Stirling, UK.
J Health Psychol. 2014 Dec;19(12):1508-17. doi: 10.1177/1359105313493814. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
This research assessed whether affective factors promote and prevent family members from donating their loved one's organs. Participants (N = 191) imagined that a family member had died and that they had to decide whether or not to donate their organs and body parts for transplantation purposes. The least organs and body parts were donated when the deceased opposed donation. Moreover, participants who were not registered organ donors donated fewer organs than registered donors. This effect was mediated by anticipated regret, disgust and the perceived benefits of donation. Organ donation campaigns should target such factors to increase donor rates.
这项研究评估了情感因素是否促进或阻碍家庭成员捐赠其亲人的器官。参与者（N = 191）想象一位家庭成员已经去世，并且他们必须决定是否为了移植目的捐赠其器官和身体部位。当死者反对捐赠时，捐赠的器官和身体部位最少。此外，未登记成为器官捐赠者的参与者比登记捐赠者捐赠的器官更少。这种效应是由预期的遗憾、厌恶以及对捐赠益处的认知所介导的。器官捐赠活动应针对这些因素以提高捐赠率。
