The impacts of nonnegative doctor portrayals on public evaluations and professional attractiveness in medicine.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the impacts of four common nonnegative media portrayals of doctors (i.e., science experts, angels in white, white-coated warriors, and vulnerable groups) on public evaluations (i.e.,stereotype content, emotional responses, and trust) and professional attractiveness (i.e.,willingness to marry or encourage child to become a doctor). Study 1 (N = 216) featured a between-participants design, revealing that the warrior and angel portrayals both led to more favourable ratings for warmth, competence, morality, admiration, reduced contempt, and trust than were observed in the control group. The warrior portrayal consistently received the highest scores in most dimensions, including professional attractiveness. The expert portrayal notably enhanced competence evaluations and red

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475096 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature