The "Ick" Factor, Anticipated Regret, and Willingness to Become an Organ Donor

Health Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-245

  O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a   Foster, Catherine ^a   McGeechan, Grant ^a   Sandford, Kayleigh ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disgust; Donation; Donor; Organ; Posthumous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEATH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF REPORT; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952842501     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022379     Document Type: Article

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