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The white-coat effect: Physician attire and perceived authority, friendliness, and attractiveness
- Hdl Handle:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10149/97174
- Title:
- The white-coat effect: Physician attire and perceived authority, friendliness, and attractiveness
- Authors:
- Affiliation:
- Citation:
- Brase, G. L. and Richmond, J. (2004) 'The white-coat effect: Physician attire and perceived authority, friendliness, and attractiveness', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34 (12), pp.2469-2481.
- Publisher:
- Journal:
- Issue Date:
- Dec-2004
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10149/97174
- DOI:
- 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01987.x
- Abstract:
- Although previous studies have evaluated the effects of attire on doctor-patient inter-action, the common assumption of a tradeoff between perceptions of medical authority/status versus trustworthiness/openness has not been established. Thirty-eight male and 40 female participants rated their perceptions of same- and opposite-gender models who all were identified as doctors, but who were wearing different attire. The results indicate that authority and trust are not opposing factors and that a white coat and formal attire are clearly superior to casual attire. Additionally, perceptions of attractiveness of same- and opposite-gender doctors were rated, finding gender differences in perceptions different from, but theoretically similar to, prior findings. For females rating male models, perceptions of authority and attractiveness appear to be related.
- Type:
- Article
- Language:
- en
- Keywords:
- ISSN:
- 0021-9029; 1559-1816
- Rights:
- Subject to restrictions, author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing). For full details see http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ [Accessed 22/04/2010]
- Citation Count:
- 4 [Scopus, 22/04/2010]
Full metadata record
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Brase, G. L. (Gary) | en |
dc.contributor.author | Richmond, J. (Jill) | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-04-22T14:03:22Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-04-22T14:03:22Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2004-12 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Applied Social Psychology; 34 (12): 2469-2481 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0021-9029 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1559-1816 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01987.x | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10149/97174 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Although previous studies have evaluated the effects of attire on doctor-patient inter-action, the common assumption of a tradeoff between perceptions of medical authority/status versus trustworthiness/openness has not been established. Thirty-eight male and 40 female participants rated their perceptions of same- and opposite-gender models who all were identified as doctors, but who were wearing different attire. The results indicate that authority and trust are not opposing factors and that a white coat and formal attire are clearly superior to casual attire. Additionally, perceptions of attractiveness of same- and opposite-gender doctors were rated, finding gender differences in perceptions different from, but theoretically similar to, prior findings. For females rating male models, perceptions of authority and attractiveness appear to be related. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | en |
dc.rights | Subject to restrictions, author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing). For full details see http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/ [Accessed 22/04/2010] | en |
dc.subject | attire | en |
dc.subject | doctor-patient interaction | en |
dc.subject | white coat | en |
dc.subject | perceptions | en |
dc.subject | attractiveness | en |
dc.subject | authority | en |
dc.subject | friendliness | en |
dc.title | The white-coat effect: Physician attire and perceived authority, friendliness, and attractiveness | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | University of Sunderland | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Applied Social Psychology | en |
ref.citationcount | 4 [Scopus, 22/04/2010] | en |
or.citation.harvard | Brase, G. L. and Richmond, J. (2004) 'The white-coat effect: Physician attire and perceived authority, friendliness, and attractiveness', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34 (12), pp.2469-2481. | - |
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