Asian Americans respond less favorably to excitement (vs. calm)-focused physicians compared to European Americans. | Zendy

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Asian Americans respond less favorably to excitement (vs. calm)-focused physicians compared to European Americans.

Author(s) -

Tamara Sims,

Birgit KoopmannHolm,

Henry Robin Young,

Da Jiang,

Helene H. Fung,

Jeanne L. Tsai

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049

H-Index - 77

eISSN - 1939-0106

pISSN - 1099-9809

DOI - 10.1037/cdp0000171

Subject(s) - psychology , asian americans , clinical psychology , psychiatry , ethnic group , political science , law

Despite being considered a "model minority," Asian Americans report worse health care encounters than do European Americans. This may be due to affective mismatches between Asian American patients and their European American physicians. We predicted that because Asian Americans value excitement (vs. calm) less than European Americans, they will respond less favorably to excitement-focused (vs. calm) physicians.

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