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Psychological factors related to donation behaviour among Chinese adults: results from a longitudinal investigation
Author(s) -
Hu H.,
Wang T.,
Fu Q.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transfusion medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1365-3148
pISSN - 0958-7578
DOI - 10.1111/tme.12422
Subject(s) - theory of planned behavior , structural equation modeling , donation , blood donor , psychology , interpersonal communication , social psychology , focus group , clinical psychology , medicine , statistics , business , control (management) , management , mathematics , marketing , immunology , economics , economic growth
SUMMARY Background and objectives Little is known about the psychological factors currently influencing blood donation in China. This study investigated the structure of psychological factors and their correlation with donation behaviour of adults in a transforming city in China over a 6‐month period. Methods Participants were recruited in Nanjing from May 2013 to April 2014. Preliminary focus group interviews with 102 participants were conducted to generate new items for a Theory of Planned Behaviour ( TPB ) questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed by 300 participants, and responses were subjected to factor analysis. We confirmed the resulting factorial structure with 861 respondents and examined the associations between these factors and donation behaviour during the next 6 months using structural equation modelling. Results Factor analysis and structural equation modelling of the data supported an extended TPB model with self‐reported past donation behaviour as a covariate. After controlling for past donation behaviour, attitudes towards blood donation ( β = 0·288), subjective norm ( β = 0·149), self‐efficacy ( β = 0·199), trust in third‐party health professionals ( β = 0·237), mistrust towards blood collection agencies (BCAs) ( β = −0·085) and traditional Chinese beliefs ( β = −0·046) were significantly related to donation intention, whilst donation intention was positively ( β = 0·212) associated with donation behaviour. Conclusion These findings confirm that psychological factors such as attitudes are predictors of blood donation. Recruitment efforts using public information campaigns and interpersonal communications should focus on strengthening positive attitudes, increasing trust in third‐party health professionals, elevating self‐efficacy, changing traditional Chinese beliefs and relieving mistrust in blood collection agencies ( BCAs ).