Anticipated Regret and Organ Donor Registration-A Pilot Study

作者：O'Carroll Ronan E^*; Dryden Jennifer; Hamilton Barclay Tiffany; Ferguson Eamonn

来源：Health Psychology, 2011, 30(5): 661-664.

DOI：10.1037/a0024182

• donor
• donation
• disgust
• posthumous
• affective attitudes

Objective: In this pilot study we tested the influence of manipulating anticipated regret on organ donor registration behavior. Method: A simple web-based experimental trial was conducted. Nonorgan donors were allocated to a simple anticipated regret manipulation versus a theory of planned behavior or a control condition. The main outcome measure was registration on the U.K. organ donor register at I-month follow-up. Results: A simple anticipated regret manipulation led to a significant increase in organ donor registrations. Conclusion: Interventions utilizing anticipated regret may have the potential to significantly increase organ donation rates.

• 出版日期2011-9