Network analysis of organ donation willingness, attitude, and death among Chinese university students
Lele Xiao, Zheng Ren, Haoyang Li · 2026
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Lele Xiao, Zheng Ren, and Haoyang Li map the mental web behind organ donation choices in a 2026 survey of Chinese students. Willingness to donate depends on attitudes toward donation and toward death, which tangle together in complex ways. Standard models flatten that tangle, so the team used a network approach instead.
They surveyed 960 university students in late December 2024. Perceived barriers to donation sat at the very center of the network, linking donation attitudes with death attitudes. Willingness itself acted as a second bridge between the two clusters. Repeated checks confirmed the pattern was stable. The authors advise tackling barriers, teaching about death, and stressing donation's value together.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lele Xiao, Zheng Ren, Haoyang Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |