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Predicting future blood donor returns: Past behavior, intentions, and observer effects.

Ferguson, Eamonn, Bibby, Peter A.·2002·Health Psychology

Abstract

A prospective design was used to explore the efficacy of 6 factors (e.g., intentions) to predict the number of future blood donations in an initial sample of 630 blood donors. Differential predictions are made for the roles of past behavior and intentions with respect to occasional (4 or fewer previous blood donations) and regular (5 or more previous blood donations) blood donors. Intentions were predictive for occasional donors, and past behavior was predictive for regular donors. Furthermore, for regular donors only, an inverted U-shaped curve explained the relationship between past behavior and future behavior. Finally, it is reported that observing others fainting produces a reduction in the number of future donations for occasional donors. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Authors
Ferguson, E., & Bibby, P. A.
Affiliations
University of Nottingham (GB)
Venue
Health Psychology
Published
2002
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
513-518
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
OpenAlex
W4252425632
Cited by
122
References
27
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
FWCI
8.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Blood donation and transfusion practices
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Organ Donation and Transplantation
Keywords
blood donor retention, donor intention, observer effect, past behavior, blood donation
MeSH terms
Adult, Blood Donors, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Probability, Social Facilitation, Syncope, Vasovagal, Intention

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