2024
Weight Bias and Preparedness to Treat Higher-Weight Patients: Understanding the Role of Motivation to Respond Without Weight-Based Prejudice Among Resident Physicians
Standen E, Philip S, Dovidio J, van Ryn M, Phelan S. Weight Bias and Preparedness to Treat Higher-Weight Patients: Understanding the Role of Motivation to Respond Without Weight-Based Prejudice Among Resident Physicians. Stigma And Health 2024 DOI: 10.1037/sah0000582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher-weight patientsWeight biasLevels of weight biasInternal motivationExternal motivationSelf-rated preparednessExplicit weight biasIntervention effortsResident physiciansLongitudinal studyWeight stigmaPopulation of health care providersDemographic variablesPrejudiceHealth care providersParticipantsMotivationBody mass indexCare providersHigher-weightInferior careHealth careMedical traineesFindingsMass index
2017
Patient Stigma, Medical Interactions, and Health Care Disparities: A Selective Review
Penner L, Phelan S, Earnshaw V, Albrecht T, Dovidio J. Patient Stigma, Medical Interactions, and Health Care Disparities: A Selective Review. 2017, 183-202. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190243470.013.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial minority group membersMinority group membersPsychological processesStigmatized groupsSelective reviewGroup membersPoor quality communicationHealth care providersHealth care disparitiesSocial groupsMedical interactionsStigmaPoor outcomePatients' stigmaCare providersStigmatized patientsCare disparitiesHealth statusHealthcare providersQuality communicationHealthcare disparitiesQuality of healthcareCertain cancersIndividualsPatients
2007
Reducing Racial Bias Among Health Care Providers: Lessons from Social-Cognitive Psychology
Burgess D, van Ryn M, Dovidio J, Saha S. Reducing Racial Bias Among Health Care Providers: Lessons from Social-Cognitive Psychology. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 882-887. PMID: 17503111, PMCID: PMC2219858, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0160-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognitive psychologyRacial biasEmotional regulation skillsCognitive psychologyRegulation skillsPsychological basisInternal motivationRacial attitudesDissimilar patientsNew skillsCultural stereotypesPsychologySkillsUnintentional biasStereotypesBiasHealth care providersMedical traineesInterventionNonthreatening environmentPrimary aimMotivationConfidenceCare providersResearch