ARE TALL AND GOOD-LOOKING DOCTORS MORE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS “GREAT” DOCTORS?

Authors

  • SERGE MACÉ Associate Professor, Edhec Business School, 24 avenue Gustave Delory 59057 Roubaix Cedex 1; 03 20 15 44 28.
  • FRANÇOIS-CHARLES WOLFF Professeur, LEMNA, Université de Nantes et chercheur associé, INED

Keywords:

doctor-patient relationship, physical appearance, height

Abstract

Purpose: To study to what extent physical characteristics such as height, body size and physical appearance of doctors are correlated with the trust accorded by their patients to their judgment, the degree to which they comply with medical treatment and their subjective assessment of their competence. Method: Questionnaire survey of 1,161 young adults (mean age = 20.1 years). Results: Patients confidence in their doctor, patients adherence to treatment and skills that they attribute to their doctor are positively correlated with his/her size and physical appearance, but negatively with age and body size. Physicians’ gender does not affect the judgment.

Published

2022-12-05

How to Cite

SERGE MACÉ, & FRANÇOIS-CHARLES WOLFF. (2022). ARE TALL AND GOOD-LOOKING DOCTORS MORE OFTEN PERCEIVED AS “GREAT” DOCTORS?. Journal De Gestion Et D économie médicales, 32(04). Retrieved from https://journaleska.com/index.php/jdds/article/view/7705

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 04 (2014): JGES

Section

Articles
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