An application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to blood donation: The importance of self-efficacy

Health Education Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 380-391

  Giles, M ^a   McClenahan, C ^a   Cairns, E ^a   Mallet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD DONOR; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 3342929466     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyg063     Document Type: Article

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