Motivation in Italian whole blood donors and the role of commitment

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 641-649

  Bani, Marco ^a   Strepparava, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

blood donation; commitment; donor; motivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; BLOOD DONOR; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; BENEFICENCE; BLOOD DONORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857430652     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.569731     Document Type: Article

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