期刊名称:Drustvena istrazivanja. Journal for General Social Issues
印刷版ISSN:1330-0288
出版年度:1999
卷号:8
期号:5-6 (43-44)
页码:863-879
出版社:Institute of Social Sciences IVO PILAR
摘要:This is a review article on the psychological apects of tissue and organ donation. The review concentrates on psychological issues that could increase the number of donors. Tissue and organ donation is compared to other helping and altruistic behaviors and also the discrepancies that could offer explanation for an unsatisfying number of donors are disscussed. The decision-making process of whether to become a donor is presented together with factors that could cause the lack of donors. The contribution of legal psychology, health psychology, social psychology, marketing and personality research to organ and tissue donation is analyzed.