Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study a causal model of organ donation willingness, focusing on values knowledge on organ donation willingness via empathy, attitude towards organ donation and involvement. The sample consisted of 510 undergraduate students of five universities. The variables consisted of six latent variables: value, knowledge, empathy, attitude towards organ donation, involvement and organ donation willingness, all of which were totally measured by 11 observed variables. Data were collected by 6 sets of likerts scale questionnaires. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearsons product moment correlation, confirmatory factor analysis and LISREL model analysis. The major findings are as follows: the LISREL model of organ donation willingness, as a whole fit to the empirical data. (Chi-square = 41.16, degrees of freedom = 30, p-value = .084, RMSEA = 0.027, RMR = 0.014, GFI = 0.985, AGFI = 0.968). However, we found that the value (DE=0.39, p<.05) has positive direct effect on attitude toward organ donation significant.