Naslov
Predicting blood donation among high school students

Autori
Brkljačić, Tihana ; Jukić, Irena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts. VIIth European Congress of PsychologyLondon : / - London : Delhi : European federation of professional psychologists associations, 2001

Skup
VIIth European Congress of Psychology

Mjesto i datum
London, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 01.07.2001. - 06.07.2001

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
donor behaviour; predicting behaviour; attitudes; subjective norms

Sažetak
This is the first research to explore the variables that predict persistence blood donation among high school students in Croatia. Following the rationale of the theory of reasoned action, attitudes and social norms were the main predictor variables, but past behaviour of parents' were also considered. Aims: to explore how these variables combine in predicting persistence of blood donation. Method: 171 high school students responded to a questionnaire that assesed attitudes towards blood donation, knowledge and social norms regarding blood donation, blood donation history of parents and intention to donate blood in at an upcoming blood donation event in their school. Actual behaviour at that event was also assesed. Results: The subjects showed a positive attitude towards blood donation. Both attitudes and knowledge predicted the intention to donate that was in adverse correlated with actual behaviour. There was a slight influence of parent behaviour to donation. Conclusions: Attitudes and social norms predict intention to donate blood, and intention predicts persistence of donor behaviour among high school students.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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