Blood donor and nondonor motivation: A transnational replication

Abstract

Conducted a questionnaire survey of 533 randomly selected British university students to investigate the motives of blood donors and nondonors. Results obtained are in close agreement with those of R. M. Oswalt and M. Napoliello (see record 1974-22933-001 )-donation by volunteer donors appeared to result largely from humanitarian motives, while nondonation was a result, primarily, of fear of the unknown or of apathy. Furthermore, it was shown that a significantly larger proportion of donors than nondonors first heard about the work of the National Blood Transfusion Service through personal contact. Implications of these findings for the recruitment of donors are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)