Circumventing the “Ick” Factor: A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Omitting Affective Attitudes Questions to Increase Intention to Become an Organ Donor

Circumventing the “Ick” Factor: A Randomized Trial of the Effects of Omitting Affective Attitudes Questions to Increase Intention to Become an Organ Donor

Objectives: Including or excluding certain questions about organ donation may influence peoples’ intention to donate. We investigated the effect of omitting certain affective attitudinal items on potential donors’ intention and behavior for donation.Design: A cross-sectional survey with a subgroup n...

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Main Authors: Sally Doherty, Elizabeth Dolan, Jennifer Flynn, Ronan E. O’Carroll, Frank Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
organ donation
affective attitudes
question behavior effect
RCT
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01443/full

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