Loading…
The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior
BACKGROUND: Blood donation can be described as a prosocial behavior, and donors often cite prosocial reasons such as altruism, empathy, or social responsibility for their willingness to donate. Previous studies have not quantitatively evaluated these characteristics in donors or examined how they re...
Saved in:
Published in: | Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2008-01, Vol.48 (1), p.43-54 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Citations: | Items that this one cites Items that cite this one |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
cited_by | cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13 |
---|---|
cites | cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13 |
container_end_page | 54 |
container_issue | 1 |
container_start_page | 43 |
container_title | Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
container_volume | 48 |
creator | Steele, Whitney Randolph Schreiber, George B. Guiltinan, Anne Nass, Catharie Glynn, Simone A. Wright, David J. Kessler, Debra Schlumpf, Karen S. Tu, Yongling Smith, James W. Garratty, George |
description | BACKGROUND: Blood donation can be described as a prosocial behavior, and donors often cite prosocial reasons such as altruism, empathy, or social responsibility for their willingness to donate. Previous studies have not quantitatively evaluated these characteristics in donors or examined how they relate to donation frequency.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: As part of a donor motivation study, 12,064 current and lapsed donors answered questions used to create an altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation score for each donor. Analysis of variance was used to compare mean scores by demographics and donor status and to determine the influence of each variable on the mean number of donations in the past 5 years.
RESULTS: The mean score for each prosocial characteristic appeared high, with lower scores in male and younger donors. Higher altruistic behavior and social responsibility motivation scores were associated with increased past donation frequency, but the effects were minor. Empathetic concern was not associated with prior donation. The largest differences in prior donations were by age and donor status, with older and current donors having given more frequently.
CONCLUSION: Most blood donors appear to have high levels of the primary prosocial characteristics (altruism, empathy, and social responsibility) commonly thought to be the main motivators for donation, but these factors do not appear to be the ones most strongly related to donation frequency. Traditional donor appeals based on these characteristics may need to be supplemented by approaches that address practical concerns like convenience, community safety, or personal benefit. |
doi_str_mv | 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01481.x |
format | article |
fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70197050</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>20494008</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNkU2P0zAQhi0EYsvCX0C-wGkTPPmo7QsSWm0XpBVIqIDExXLsierixMVOl_bfk2xKOYIvtsbPvPboIYQCy2Fcb7Y51CXPCinrvGCM5wwqAfnhEVmcLx6TBWMVZABlcUGepbRljBWSwVNyAVzIist6QYb1BmkMHmloqfZD3Ls0OEMb3Oh7F-IVxW6nhw1ORRN6g7G_orq3NAXjtKcR0y70yTXOu-FIuzC4ez240FPX08aHYKkN_Vz5E_qcPGm1T_jitF-SL6ub9fX77O7T7Yfrd3eZqYFDZgtdGtkasAWvy3bZAGrUshkHbi1ojpUVshZWG2k5Yl3hEoQZJzNCjwUoL8nrOXcXw889pkF1Lhn0XvcY9klxBpKzmv0TLFglK8bECIoZNDGkFLFVu-g6HY8KmJrUqK2aDKjJgJrUqAc16jC2vjy9sW86tH8bTy5G4NUJ0Mlo30bdG5fOXDHZAzZxb2ful_N4_O8PqPXn1cNxDMjmgFE1Hs4BOv5QS17yWn37eKvkWhRfV-y7Ksvfy267vw</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>20494008</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior</title><source>Wiley</source><creator>Steele, Whitney Randolph ; Schreiber, George B. ; Guiltinan, Anne ; Nass, Catharie ; Glynn, Simone A. ; Wright, David J. ; Kessler, Debra ; Schlumpf, Karen S. ; Tu, Yongling ; Smith, James W. ; Garratty, George</creator><creatorcontrib>Steele, Whitney Randolph ; Schreiber, George B. ; Guiltinan, Anne ; Nass, Catharie ; Glynn, Simone A. ; Wright, David J. ; Kessler, Debra ; Schlumpf, Karen S. ; Tu, Yongling ; Smith, James W. ; Garratty, George ; Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study ; Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</creatorcontrib><description>BACKGROUND: Blood donation can be described as a prosocial behavior, and donors often cite prosocial reasons such as altruism, empathy, or social responsibility for their willingness to donate. Previous studies have not quantitatively evaluated these characteristics in donors or examined how they relate to donation frequency.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: As part of a donor motivation study, 12,064 current and lapsed donors answered questions used to create an altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation score for each donor. Analysis of variance was used to compare mean scores by demographics and donor status and to determine the influence of each variable on the mean number of donations in the past 5 years.
RESULTS: The mean score for each prosocial characteristic appeared high, with lower scores in male and younger donors. Higher altruistic behavior and social responsibility motivation scores were associated with increased past donation frequency, but the effects were minor. Empathetic concern was not associated with prior donation. The largest differences in prior donations were by age and donor status, with older and current donors having given more frequently.
CONCLUSION: Most blood donors appear to have high levels of the primary prosocial characteristics (altruism, empathy, and social responsibility) commonly thought to be the main motivators for donation, but these factors do not appear to be the ones most strongly related to donation frequency. Traditional donor appeals based on these characteristics may need to be supplemented by approaches that address practical concerns like convenience, community safety, or personal benefit.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0041-1132</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1537-2995</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01481.x</identifier><identifier>PMID: 17894795</identifier><identifier>CODEN: TRANAT</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc</publisher><subject>Adolescent ; Adult ; Age Factors ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Altruism ; Analysis of Variance ; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy ; Biological and medical sciences ; Blood Donors - psychology ; Blood Donors - supply & distribution ; Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care ; Empathy ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive care medicine ; Male ; Medical sciences ; Middle Aged ; Motivation ; Sex Factors ; Social Responsibility ; Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy</subject><ispartof>Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2008-01, Vol.48 (1), p.43-54</ispartof><rights>2008 INIST-CNRS</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,4024,27923,27924,27925</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=20029105$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17894795$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Steele, Whitney Randolph</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Schreiber, George B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Guiltinan, Anne</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Nass, Catharie</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Glynn, Simone A.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wright, David J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kessler, Debra</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Schlumpf, Karen S.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Tu, Yongling</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Smith, James W.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Garratty, George</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</creatorcontrib><title>The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior</title><title>Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.)</title><addtitle>Transfusion</addtitle><description>BACKGROUND: Blood donation can be described as a prosocial behavior, and donors often cite prosocial reasons such as altruism, empathy, or social responsibility for their willingness to donate. Previous studies have not quantitatively evaluated these characteristics in donors or examined how they relate to donation frequency.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: As part of a donor motivation study, 12,064 current and lapsed donors answered questions used to create an altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation score for each donor. Analysis of variance was used to compare mean scores by demographics and donor status and to determine the influence of each variable on the mean number of donations in the past 5 years.
RESULTS: The mean score for each prosocial characteristic appeared high, with lower scores in male and younger donors. Higher altruistic behavior and social responsibility motivation scores were associated with increased past donation frequency, but the effects were minor. Empathetic concern was not associated with prior donation. The largest differences in prior donations were by age and donor status, with older and current donors having given more frequently.
CONCLUSION: Most blood donors appear to have high levels of the primary prosocial characteristics (altruism, empathy, and social responsibility) commonly thought to be the main motivators for donation, but these factors do not appear to be the ones most strongly related to donation frequency. Traditional donor appeals based on these characteristics may need to be supplemented by approaches that address practical concerns like convenience, community safety, or personal benefit.</description><subject>Adolescent</subject><subject>Adult</subject><subject>Age Factors</subject><subject>Aged</subject><subject>Aged, 80 and over</subject><subject>Altruism</subject><subject>Analysis of Variance</subject><subject>Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy</subject><subject>Biological and medical sciences</subject><subject>Blood Donors - psychology</subject><subject>Blood Donors - supply & distribution</subject><subject>Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis</subject><subject>Child</subject><subject>Child, Preschool</subject><subject>Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care</subject><subject>Empathy</subject><subject>Female</subject><subject>Humans</subject><subject>Infant</subject><subject>Infant, Newborn</subject><subject>Intensive care medicine</subject><subject>Male</subject><subject>Medical sciences</subject><subject>Middle Aged</subject><subject>Motivation</subject><subject>Sex Factors</subject><subject>Social Responsibility</subject><subject>Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy</subject><issn>0041-1132</issn><issn>1537-2995</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2008</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqNkU2P0zAQhi0EYsvCX0C-wGkTPPmo7QsSWm0XpBVIqIDExXLsierixMVOl_bfk2xKOYIvtsbPvPboIYQCy2Fcb7Y51CXPCinrvGCM5wwqAfnhEVmcLx6TBWMVZABlcUGepbRljBWSwVNyAVzIist6QYb1BmkMHmloqfZD3Ls0OEMb3Oh7F-IVxW6nhw1ORRN6g7G_orq3NAXjtKcR0y70yTXOu-FIuzC4ez240FPX08aHYKkN_Vz5E_qcPGm1T_jitF-SL6ub9fX77O7T7Yfrd3eZqYFDZgtdGtkasAWvy3bZAGrUshkHbi1ojpUVshZWG2k5Yl3hEoQZJzNCjwUoL8nrOXcXw889pkF1Lhn0XvcY9klxBpKzmv0TLFglK8bECIoZNDGkFLFVu-g6HY8KmJrUqK2aDKjJgJrUqAc16jC2vjy9sW86tH8bTy5G4NUJ0Mlo30bdG5fOXDHZAzZxb2ful_N4_O8PqPXn1cNxDMjmgFE1Hs4BOv5QS17yWn37eKvkWhRfV-y7Ksvfy267vw</recordid><startdate>200801</startdate><enddate>200801</enddate><creator>Steele, Whitney Randolph</creator><creator>Schreiber, George B.</creator><creator>Guiltinan, Anne</creator><creator>Nass, Catharie</creator><creator>Glynn, Simone A.</creator><creator>Wright, David J.</creator><creator>Kessler, Debra</creator><creator>Schlumpf, Karen S.</creator><creator>Tu, Yongling</creator><creator>Smith, James W.</creator><creator>Garratty, George</creator><general>Blackwell Publishing Inc</general><general>Blackwell Publishing</general><scope>BSCLL</scope><scope>IQODW</scope><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7T2</scope><scope>7U2</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>200801</creationdate><title>The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior</title><author>Steele, Whitney Randolph ; Schreiber, George B. ; Guiltinan, Anne ; Nass, Catharie ; Glynn, Simone A. ; Wright, David J. ; Kessler, Debra ; Schlumpf, Karen S. ; Tu, Yongling ; Smith, James W. ; Garratty, George</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2008</creationdate><topic>Adolescent</topic><topic>Adult</topic><topic>Age Factors</topic><topic>Aged</topic><topic>Aged, 80 and over</topic><topic>Altruism</topic><topic>Analysis of Variance</topic><topic>Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy</topic><topic>Biological and medical sciences</topic><topic>Blood Donors - psychology</topic><topic>Blood Donors - supply & distribution</topic><topic>Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis</topic><topic>Child</topic><topic>Child, Preschool</topic><topic>Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care</topic><topic>Empathy</topic><topic>Female</topic><topic>Humans</topic><topic>Infant</topic><topic>Infant, Newborn</topic><topic>Intensive care medicine</topic><topic>Male</topic><topic>Medical sciences</topic><topic>Middle Aged</topic><topic>Motivation</topic><topic>Sex Factors</topic><topic>Social Responsibility</topic><topic>Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Steele, Whitney Randolph</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Schreiber, George B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Guiltinan, Anne</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Nass, Catharie</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Glynn, Simone A.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Wright, David J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kessler, Debra</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Schlumpf, Karen S.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Tu, Yongling</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Smith, James W.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Garratty, George</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</creatorcontrib><collection>Istex</collection><collection>Pascal-Francis</collection><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Health and Safety Science Abstracts (Full archive)</collection><collection>Safety Science and Risk</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Steele, Whitney Randolph</au><au>Schreiber, George B.</au><au>Guiltinan, Anne</au><au>Nass, Catharie</au><au>Glynn, Simone A.</au><au>Wright, David J.</au><au>Kessler, Debra</au><au>Schlumpf, Karen S.</au><au>Tu, Yongling</au><au>Smith, James W.</au><au>Garratty, George</au><aucorp>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</aucorp><aucorp>Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study</aucorp><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior</atitle><jtitle>Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.)</jtitle><addtitle>Transfusion</addtitle><date>2008-01</date><risdate>2008</risdate><volume>48</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>43</spage><epage>54</epage><pages>43-54</pages><issn>0041-1132</issn><eissn>1537-2995</eissn><coden>TRANAT</coden><abstract>BACKGROUND: Blood donation can be described as a prosocial behavior, and donors often cite prosocial reasons such as altruism, empathy, or social responsibility for their willingness to donate. Previous studies have not quantitatively evaluated these characteristics in donors or examined how they relate to donation frequency.
STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: As part of a donor motivation study, 12,064 current and lapsed donors answered questions used to create an altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation score for each donor. Analysis of variance was used to compare mean scores by demographics and donor status and to determine the influence of each variable on the mean number of donations in the past 5 years.
RESULTS: The mean score for each prosocial characteristic appeared high, with lower scores in male and younger donors. Higher altruistic behavior and social responsibility motivation scores were associated with increased past donation frequency, but the effects were minor. Empathetic concern was not associated with prior donation. The largest differences in prior donations were by age and donor status, with older and current donors having given more frequently.
CONCLUSION: Most blood donors appear to have high levels of the primary prosocial characteristics (altruism, empathy, and social responsibility) commonly thought to be the main motivators for donation, but these factors do not appear to be the ones most strongly related to donation frequency. Traditional donor appeals based on these characteristics may need to be supplemented by approaches that address practical concerns like convenience, community safety, or personal benefit.</abstract><cop>Malden, USA</cop><pub>Blackwell Publishing Inc</pub><pmid>17894795</pmid><doi>10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01481.x</doi><tpages>12</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
fulltext | fulltext |
identifier | ISSN: 0041-1132 |
ispartof | Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2008-01, Vol.48 (1), p.43-54 |
issn | 0041-1132 1537-2995 |
language | eng |
recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70197050 |
source | Wiley |
subjects | Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Altruism Analysis of Variance Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Blood Donors - psychology Blood Donors - supply & distribution Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis Child Child, Preschool Emergency and intensive cardiocirculatory care. Cardiogenic shock. Coronary intensive care Empathy Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Motivation Sex Factors Social Responsibility Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy |
title | The role of altruistic behavior, empathetic concern, and social responsibility motivation in blood donation behavior |
url | http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-24T18%3A18%3A56IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20role%20of%20altruistic%20behavior,%20empathetic%20concern,%20and%20social%20responsibility%20motivation%20in%20blood%20donation%20behavior&rft.jtitle=Transfusion%20(Philadelphia,%20Pa.)&rft.au=Steele,%20Whitney%20Randolph&rft.aucorp=Retrovirus%20Epidemiology%20Donor%20Study&rft.date=2008-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=43&rft.epage=54&rft.pages=43-54&rft.issn=0041-1132&rft.eissn=1537-2995&rft.coden=TRANAT&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01481.x&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E20494008%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c5171-d2a3c9fc1d2753f6b1eaea9b007fd1a7e4d8958dac9d7ee54e618c894c8ad7e13%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=20494008&rft_id=info:pmid/17894795&rfr_iscdi=true |