Who's to Blame? How Recipient Deservingness Influences Attitudes About Access to the Organ Transplants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7168181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvester (0000-0002-2132-3082, Department of History and Political Science Utah Valley University Orem Utah USA, corresponding author), Simon F Haeder (0000-0003-0077-6047, School of Public Health The Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ssqu.70021 |
| OpenAlex | W4409046869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 50 |
Objective The United States continues to experience a severe shortage of organs available for transplant. Do Americans differentiate between who should and should not get an organ transplant based on the extent to which their situation might be attributed to internal or external factors? And how do race and ethnicity affect these attitudes? Methods We surveyed 4177 Americans from March 18 to April 18, 2022, to explore this issue. The survey contained a vignette‐based experiment that introduced respondents to individuals with four distinct life circumstances. We also relied on racially/ethnically identifiable names. We relied on comparisons of predicted means to assess differences. Results We found that public attitudes are shaped by assessments of the life circumstances of potential transplant recipients, with important nuances for various subgroups. We generally did not find any differentiation based on the race/ethnicity of the vignette. Conclusion More work is needed to assess whether and how public attitudes should be included in decisions about transplant allocation
Blame · Criminology · Organ donation · Political science · Medicine · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Transplantation
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |