Dominance and gender in the physician-patient interaction
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B4477950E46C
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Dominance and gender in the physician-patient interaction
Journal
Journal of Men's Health and Gender
ISSN
1571-8913
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
1
Number
4
Pages
354-358
Language
english
Abstract
The goal of this review is to show that physician-patient interactions differ in the degree of dominance asymmetry between the physician and the patient, that physician's dominance behavior is related to negative patient outcomes, and that physician gender affects how physician dominance is perceived by patients. The article provides (1) an overview of existing findings on dominance in the physician-patient interaction, (2) a summary of gender differences in dominance with an emphasis on the physician-patient interaction, and (3) an explanation on why it might be more important for women doctors than for men doctors to adhere to a non-dominant interaction style.
Keywords
Dominance, Gender, Physician-patient interaction
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