Attitudes Towards Body Organ Transplantation

Aleksandra A. Bednarczyk; Zbigniew Zaleski

doi:10.18290/pepsi-2022-0004

Aleksandra A. Bednarczyk John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-323X
Zbigniew Zaleski

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/pepsi-2022-0004

Keywords: transplantation, body part, organ donation, values, social perception

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.

Author Biography

Zbigniew Zaleski

Zbigniew Zaleski passed away on August 31, 2019

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