It's my choice! Investigating barriers to pro-social blood donating behaviour
R Pentecost, D Arli, S Thiele�- Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 2017 - emerald.com
R Pentecost, D Arli, S Thiele
Marketing Intelligence & Planning, 2017•emerald.comPurpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate barriers to pro-social behaviour in the
form of blood donating using self-determination theory. Design/methodology/approach
Respondents were recruited through intercepts at a major international university and at
points within the community in a capital city in Australia. Sampling was conducted over a
three-week period resulting in a sample of 617 respondents. Findings Results show intrinsic
motivations positively influence intentions towards blood donation, self-identity, and locus of�…
form of blood donating using self-determination theory. Design/methodology/approach
Respondents were recruited through intercepts at a major international university and at
points within the community in a capital city in Australia. Sampling was conducted over a
three-week period resulting in a sample of 617 respondents. Findings Results show intrinsic
motivations positively influence intentions towards blood donation, self-identity, and locus of�…
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate barriers to pro-social behaviour in the form of blood donating using self-determination theory.
Design/methodology/approach
Respondents were recruited through intercepts at a major international university and at points within the community in a capital city in Australia. Sampling was conducted over a three-week period resulting in a sample of 617 respondents.
Findings
Results show intrinsic motivations positively influence intentions towards blood donation, self-identity, and locus of control. Further, despite positively influencing other factors, external regulation positively influenced amotivation indicating the more likely people feel pressured to donate blood, the less likely they will be motivated to donate blood.
Originality/value
This would suggest one way to influence more people to become donors is to place greater focus on the positive emotional feelings they derive from the act of donating blood and the control they have over that donation. Using external regulation strategy which often suggests people “must” or “have-to” donate blood may be limiting blood donation numbers.
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