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Stress and blood donation: Effects of music and previous donation experience
Author(s) -
Ferguson Eamonn,
Singh A. P.,
CunninghamSnell N.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1997.tb02635.x
Subject(s) - donation , psychology , blood donor , coping (psychology) , feeling , social psychology , stress management , mood , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , paleontology , economics , immunology , biology , economic growth
Making a blood donation, especially for first‐time donors, can be a stressful experience. These feelings of stress may inhibit donors from returning. This paper applies stress theory to this particular problem. The effects of a stress management intervention (the provision of music) and previous donor experience were examined in relation to pre‐ and post‐donation mood, environmental appraisals and coping behaviour. Results indicated that the provision of music had detrimental effects on environmental appraisals for those who have donated up to two times previously, but beneficial effects for those who had donated three times before. These effects were, to an extent, moderated by coping processes but not perceived control. It is recommended that the provision of music is not used as a stress management technique in the context of blood donation.