{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Shepherd L"],"funding":["British Academy"],"pagination":["825-835"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11264565"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["29(8)"],"pubmed_abstract":["In contrast to opt-in systems, relatively little is known about what influences whether or not people register a decision about organ donation in opt-out systems. We address this gap in the literature. Participants (<i>N</i> = 756) living in a country with opt-out consent (Wales, UK) provided information on demographics and blood donor status. Participants indicated whether they had opted-in or opted-out (i.e. active decision), or not registered a decision under the assumption of deemed consent. Subsequently, their negative emotional beliefs (or affective attitudes) towards organ donation were measured. Opting-in was associated with being younger, having donated blood and holding superstitious beliefs about donation (jinx). Disgust (ick factor) deterred opting-in, and bodily integrity conc"],"journal":["Journal of health psychology"],"pubmed_title":["Assessing the influence of affective attitudes, demography and blood donor status on organ donor registration active decisions in opt-out systems."],"pmcid":["PMC11264565"],"funding_grant_id":["SRG1819/191190"],"pubmed_authors":["Shepherd L","O'Carroll RE","Ferguson E"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Assessing the influence of affective attitudes, demography and blood donor status on organ donor registration active decisions in opt-out systems.","description":"In contrast to opt-in systems, relatively little is known about what influences whether or not people register a decision about organ donation in opt-out systems. We address this gap in the literature. Participants (<i>N</i> = 756) living in a country with opt-out consent (Wales, UK) provided information on demographics and blood donor status. Participants indicated whether they had opted-in or opted-out (i.e. active decision), or not registered a decision under the assumption of deemed consent. Subsequently, their negative emotional beliefs (or affective attitudes) towards organ donation were measured. Opting-in was associated with being younger, having donated blood and holding superstitious beliefs about donation (jinx). Disgust (ick factor) deterred opting-in, and bodily integrity conc","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Jul","modification":"2025-05-18T13:27:27.004Z","creation":"2025-05-18T13:27:27.004Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11264565","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37968921"],"doi":["10.1177/13591053231208531"]}}