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Stereotypes about surgeon warmth and competence: The role of surgeon gender

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  • Claire E Ashton-James
  • Joshua M Tybur
  • Verena Grießer
  • Daniel Costa

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Past research indicates that patient perceptions of surgeon warmth and competence influence treatment expectancies and satisfaction with treatment outcomes. Stereotypes have a powerful impact on impression formation. The present research explores stereotypes about surgeon warmth and competence and investigates the extent to which surgeon gender influences perceptions of female and male surgeons. A between-subjects experiment was conducted online using crowdsourcing technology to derive a representative sample from the general population. Four hundred and fifteen participants were randomly assigned to evaluate the warmth and competence of males, females, surgeons, male surgeons, or female surgeons, using validated measures. Planned contrasts revealed that as a group, surgeons received higher warmth and competence ratings than non-surgeons (p = .007). Consistent with gender stereotypes, female surgeons received higher warmth ratings (p

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  • Claire E Ashton-James & Joshua M Tybur & Verena Grießer & Daniel Costa, 2019. "Stereotypes about surgeon warmth and competence: The role of surgeon gender," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(2), pages 1-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0211890
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211890
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