Attitudes Towards Body Organ Transplantation

Abstract

The authors present the outcomes of a study on attitudes towards donation of one’s own body organs to others in case of potential donor’s clinical death after an accident. The results showed that life organs (e.g. lungs, liver) are more willingly donated than peripheral ones (e.g. fingers, eyes). Some personal values are positively related to this readiness, whereas religiosity negatively. Further research ideas are proposed.

Keywords

• transplantation
• body part
• organ donation
• values
• social perception