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
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