Scales for the measurement of attitudes toward blood donation

Abstract

Attitudes toward blood donation are frequently assumed to vary along a single dimension from unfavorable to favorable. In contrast, theories of attitude structure specify three distinct attitude components: affect, cognition, and behavior. This article describes the development of three new scales for the measurement of affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of attitudes toward blood donation. The scales were developed using the method of equal-appearing intervals and were administered to both donors of blood and nondonors. Correlations among the scales were relatively small and supported the three-component distinction. Affect was more strongly correlated with the number of prior donations than was cognition, which suggested an important role for emotional factors in blood donation. Scores on all three scales showed the attitudes of blood donors to be more favorable than those of nondonors.

Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

“…This may be due to the higher frequency of vasovagal reactions among them. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] It therefore seems that education and reassurance for donors are needed, in order to explain to them that donation does not affect their health. The rate of repeat donation is lower among donors who have had a reaction, 4,6,9 and the return rate among donors who have had good experiences is higher.…”

“…Some studies have shown that the rate of blood-transmissible diseases was lower with blood from repeat donors, and that these donors more often donated for altruistic reasons and felt greater responsibility toward recipients. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Although a large number of people are eligible to donate, only a few individuals donate and only a small number of them donate blood regularly. 13,22,23 In a study in the United States, out of 60% of the population that was eligible to donate, only 5% actually donated.…”

A study of developing a Thurstone type attitude scale

“…Yurtdışında ise çeşitli konulara yönelik tutum ölçme aracı geliştirilmesinde Thurstone'un eşit görünen aralıklar yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bunlardan bazıları müzik dersine (Rainey, 2002), feminizm ve kadın hareketlerine (Fassinger, 1994), kan bağışına (Breckler & Wiggins, 1989) ve zenci öğrencilere (Grafton, 1964) yönelik tutum ölçekleridir.…”

Integrating socio-cultural paradigms in nonprofit marketing—the case of blood donation among African communities in Australia

“…Research has explored attitudes towards giving blood, with Breckler and Wiggins (1989) suggesting that there are affective, cognitive and behavioural components related to blood donation. Other researchers have suggested that simple attitudes alone do not shape behaviour.…”