The Influence of Prior Thought and Intent on the Memorability and Persuasiveness of Organ Donation Message strategies

Smith, Sandi W.; Morrison, Kelly; Kopfman, Jenifer E.; Ford, Leigh Arden

doi:10.1207/s15327027hc0601_1

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“…The results of the present study support the positive association of earlier experiences in relation to organ donation with actual registration or registration intention that was found in previous studies (Carducci et al, 1989;Nolan and McGarth, 1990;Birkimer et al, 1994;Smith et al, 1994;Brug et al, 2000;. In those studies, adolescents who had ever thought about organ donation, who had discussed this topic with others, who knew someone else who died and donated organs, or who ever completed a registration card before, were more likely to register as a posthumous organ donor.…”

Section: Study Groupsupporting

confidence: 91%

The Effects of Practicing Registration of Organ Donation Preference on Self-Efficacy and Registration Intention: An Enactive Mastery Experience

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Brug

Vet

et al. 2003

Psychology & Health

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To evaluate an intervention to increase self-efficacy intentions to register organ donation preference, a Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted among 242 Dutch high-school students aged 15 to 18 years. On the basis of Social Cognitive Theory, practicing with a standard registration form (according to the Dutch system) was expected to increase the intention to register an organ donation preference through increasing self-efficacy.The participants in the experimental group practiced how to complete a registration form while the control group did not receive an intervention. Students in both groups completed a self-administered questionnaire before and after the intervention took place.The results showed that self-efficacy and intentions to register organ donation preferences at post-test were significantly higher in the intervention group.

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Section: Study Groupsupporting

confidence: 91%

The Effects of Practicing Registration of Organ Donation Preference on Self-Efficacy and Registration Intention: An Enactive Mastery Experience

Reubsaet

Brug

Vet

et al. 2003

Psychology & Health

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“…Most real life organ donation campaigns try to reach people of all ages, including college students. In addition, the ideal donor is a healthy young adult (Horton & Horton, 1991;Smith et al, 1994). In a study sampling a diverse adult population, Morgan and Miller (2002b) obtained results that paralleled previous studies using a student population (e.g., Kopfman & Smith, 1996).…”

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confidence: 54%

“…A substantial body of research has investigated the connection between attitudes toward organ donation and willingness to become a posthumous organ donor (e.g., Kopfman & Smith, 1996;Morgan & Miller, 2002b;Parisi & Katz, 1986;Skowronski, 1997;Smith, Morrison, Kopfman, & Ford, 1994;Sque & Payne, 1994). A parallel body of research shows a connection between positive attitudes toward organ donation and religious/spiritual beliefs.…”

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Reservations of the Spirit: The Development of a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Beliefs Scale About Organ Donation

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Smith

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This study investigated whether spiritual beliefs offered any explanation for why participants from Korea (N = 146), Japan (N = 134), and the United States (N = 146) were willing or reluctant to register as organ donors. A culturally appropriate measure of spiritual beliefs about organ donation, the Spiritual Beliefs Scale, was developed consisting of 2 factors: (a) Spiritual Connection and (b) Spiritual Concern. Spiritual Connection was a significant predictor of behavioral intention to become an organ donor for Korean respondents, whereas Spiritual Concern was a significant predictor of reluctance to become an organ donor for American respondents. Spiritual beliefs correlated as predicted with attitude toward organ donation and fear of bodily mutilation, showing that the Spiritual Beliefs Scale exhibited internal, external, and predictive validity. Across the 3-country sample, Spiritual Connection was associated with greater willingness to become an organ donor for women, whereas Spiritual Concern inhibited participation for men. Implications of these findings are discussed for developing culturally effective education and procurement campaigns.

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“…Prior thought about an issue indicates that a person has existing information about an issue that he or she can access to integrate new information from a persuasive message. One antecedent variable that has been associated highly with organ donor card outcomes is the prior thought that people report about signing the donor card (Kopfman & Smith, 1996;Kopfman, Smith, Ah Yun, & Hodges, 1998;Smith, Morrison, Kopfman, & Ford, 1994). These researchers found that people who had engaged in prior thought about organ donation were more likely to engage in cognitive processing of an organ donation persuasive message, more willing to change beliefs about organ donation, and more likely to take a significantly higher proportion of brochures containing organ donor cards than were people low in prior thought.…”

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“…To measure cognitive processing for the message after a period of time has elapsed, a recognition memory paradigm can be used (Greene, Smith, & Lindsey, 1990). Message recognition tests have been employed previously to assess if organ donation messages have been processed in the systematic mode (Ford & Smith, 1991;Smith et al, 1994). These tests assess whether or not people can identify statements correctly as having been part of the original message.…”

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Predictors of Engaging in Family Discussion About Organ Donation and Getting Organ Donor Cards Witnessed

Smith

Lindsey

Kopfman

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Family knowledge of organ donation intentions has been found to double rates of family consent regarding organ donation; therefore, it is an important communication process to study in the effort to persuade more people to become organ donors. This article reports the results of a study based on the heuristic-systematic model of persuasion designed to assess predictors of family discussion of organ donation and getting organ donor cards witnessed. Possible predictors of family discussion and getting organ donor cards witnessed included individual differences and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors. A path model of the process leading to family discussion and getting organ donor cards witnessed is presented and results are discussed for their practical importance.

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The Influence of Prior Thought and Intent on the Memorability and Persuasiveness of Organ Donation Message strategies

Cited by 32 publications

References 8 publications

The Effects of Practicing Registration of Organ Donation Preference on Self-Efficacy and Registration Intention: An Enactive Mastery Experience

The Effects of Practicing Registration of Organ Donation Preference on Self-Efficacy and Registration Intention: An Enactive Mastery Experience

Reservations of the Spirit: The Development of a Culturally Sensitive Spiritual Beliefs Scale About Organ Donation

Predictors of Engaging in Family Discussion About Organ Donation and Getting Organ Donor Cards Witnessed

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