Development of a Scale to Measure African American Attitudes toward Organ Donation

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ID4983409
AutoresK Resnicow (0000-0003-1416-9627, University of Michigan School of Public Health, USA), Ann M Andrews (0000-0003-1161-9354, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, USA), Nanhua Zhang (0000-0001-5796-3404, University of Michigan School of Public Health, USA), Remonia Chapman (Gift of Life Michigan), Denise K Beach (National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, USA), Aisha T Langford (0000-0003-1758-691X, University of Michigan School of Public Health, USA), Nancy Goodwin (National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, USA), John C Magee (0000-0001-8416-7905, University of Michigan Medical School)
Año2012
Volumen17
Número3
Páginas389-398
Fecha de publicación2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105311412836
PMID21859798
OpenAlexW2070093002
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas18

African American attitudes toward organ donation differ from other racial and ethnic groups. However, existing measures of organ donation attitudes do not adequately address ethnic identity and cultural factors. We examined the psychometric properties of a new 18-item organ donation scale among 1225 members of 21 African American churches in Southeast Michigan. We identified three factors: (1) Barriers; (2) Family/Race Benefits; and (3) Altruism. More positive donation attitudes on each subscale were observed for individuals who reported being enrolled as a donor. Among individuals not enrolled, higher scores were observed on scales two and three for those with stronger intentions to enroll

African american · Altruism (biology · Donation · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Geography · Organ donation · Political science · Race (biology · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Internal Medicine · Social Psychology · Transplantation