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PSIHOLOGIJSKI ASPEKTI PRESAĐIVANJA TKIVA I ORGANA: PRINOS PROUČAVANJU DOBROVOLJNOG DAVALAŠTVA
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF TISSUE AND ORGAN DONATION

Author(s): Tihana Brkljačić, Melita Balija
Subject(s): Psychology, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Psychological Aspects; Tissue and Organ Donation;

Summary/Abstract: 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.

  • Issue Year: 8/1999
  • Issue No: 43+44
  • Page Range: 863-879
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Croatian
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