Two significant concepts in organ donation: Empathic tendency and altruism

Soylu, Dilek; Soylu, Ayşe; Şen, Sevim

doi:10.1016/j.trim.2022.101731

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“…In addition, there is also a positive correlation between information exposure and self-efficacy of the youth group, which stems from the fact that the sharing of blood donation feelings on social media platforms is skewed toward positivity, which has a positive relationship with people’s self-efficacy, and corroborates Ortiz’s ( 59 ) study that when the source of the information is reliable they are also more interested in getting involved in the matter. In addition, there is a positive correlation between exposure to relevant blood donation information and people’s altruism, this is because the attitude of the information affects the formation of people’s altruism, and Soylu’s study also proves that there is a positive relationship between positive attitudes and altruism when it comes to positive attitudes and altruism ( 60 ).…”

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Rational or altruistic: the impact of social media information exposure on Chinese youth’s willingness to donate blood

Zhang,

Liu

2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundNon-remunerated blood donation is the main approach for various medical institutions to get the source of blood supply, but the blood supply shortage is still a problem in today’s society. Social media has become the main approach of information acquisition for youth groups nowadays, and the information on social media will have an impact on people’s behavioral decisions. The objective of this study was therefore to investigate the correlation between social media exposure to relevant information about blood donation and the willingness of youths to donate blood.MethodsWe collected data from 455 questionnaires through an online questionnaire and structural equation modeling was constructed for validation. Data were analyzed for reliability, validity, and demographic differences using IBM-SPSS 26.0, and IBM-SPSS-AMOS 26.0 was used for model fit analysis and path analysis.ResultsThe results of the study showed that there was a positive correlation between social media exposure to relevant blood donation information and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.262, p < 0.001), altruism (β = 0.203, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (β = 0.170, p < 0.001). While there was also a positive correlation between attitude toward blood donation and self-efficacy (β = 0.560, p < 0.001), there was no positive correlation between it and willingness to donate blood (β = −0.180, p = 0.786). There was also a positive correlation between altruism and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.150, p < 0.05) and attitude toward blood donation (β = 0.150, p < 0.001). Similarly, there was a positive correlation between self-efficacy and willingness to donate blood (β = 0.371, p < 0.001).ConclusionExposure to more information related to blood donation on social media can increase the willingness of the youth population to donate blood, while exposure to information related to altruism and self-efficacy on social media can also enhance young people’s attitudes toward blood donation, while further strengthening their willingness to donate.

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