Organ donation intentions and behaviors: application and extension of the theory of planned behavior. Issue 1 (22nd January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rocheleau, Courtney A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied social psychology. Volume 43:Issue 1(2013)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2013-01-22
• Subjects: Social psychology -- Periodicals; Behavior -- Periodicals; Psychology, Social -- Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00998.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9029

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Organ donation intentions and behaviors were investigated using a traditional and extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). In study 1, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were associated with intentions to engage in donation behaviors in a student sample (all <italic>p</italic> ≤ .02), and intentions significantly predicted behavior 2 months later (<italic>p</italic> &lt; .001). Study 2 utilized a community sample of Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim individuals. Measures of affect and religious attitudes were added to the traditional TPB, increasing the variance in intentions accounted for by the model, <italic>F</italic>(7, 181) = 6.94, <italic>p</italic> &lt; .001. The studies support the use of an extended TPB in predicting donation‐related intentions and behaviors and suggest potential targets of interventions to promote donation.</p> </abstract>