Table 3 Descriptive statistics regarding all the conditions in study 2 (M(SD)).

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

  

E-A-V

E-V-A

A-E-V

A-V-E

V-E-A

V-A-E

Warmth

Expert

3.94 (0.62)

3.81 (0.58)

4.01 (0.56)

3.80 (0.81)

3.89 (0.61)

3.85 (0.59)

Angel

4.31 (0.62)

4.28 (0.64)

4.09 (0.64)

3.81 (0.96)

4.27 (0.60)

4.11 (0.63)

Vulnerable

3.99 (0.53)

3.73 (0.66)

4.04 (0.60)

3.65 (0.92)

3.79 (0.60)

3.75 (0.64)

Competence

Expert

4.46 (0.47)

4.41 (0.50)

4.51 (0.48)

4.45 (0.64)

4.44 (0.60)

4.59 (0.50)

Angel

4.39 (0.49)

4.43 (0.44)

4.28 (0.51)

4.18 (0.69)

4.31 (0.47)

4.42 (0.52)

Vulnerable

4.27 (0.58)

4.27 (0.52)

4.21 (0.57)

4.15 (0.67)

4.35 (0.49)

4.29 (0.56)

Morality

Expert

4.34 (0.59)

4.23 (0.56)

4.31 (0.50)

4.14 (0.69)

4.21 (0.60)

4.33 (0.46)

Angel

4.41 (0.59)

4.30 (0.55)

4.35 (0.57)

4.16 (0.79)

4.41 (0.52)

4.33 (0.47)

Vulnerable

4.24 (0.53)

4.07 (0.54)

4.17 (0.58)

3.97 (0.78)

4.09 (0.56)

4.12 (0.45)

Contempt

Expert

1.35 (0.67)

1.13 (0.40)

1.15 (0.42)

1.23 (0.43)

1.26 (0.56)

1.18 (0.64)

Angel

1.20 (0.49)

1.19 (0.49)

1.23 (0.61)

1.44 (0.83)

1.19 (0.44)

1.16 (0.60)

Vulnerable

1.18 (0.43)

1.15 (0.36)

1.15 (0.42)

1.38 (0.75)

1.37 (0.68)

1.18 (0.48)

Admiration

Expert

4.22 (0.81)

4.21 (0.64)

4.56 (0.61)

4.08 (0.97)

4.33 (0.70)

4.45 (0.63)

Angel

4.47 (0.81)

4.50 (0.67)

4.52 (0.61)

4.15 (0.80)

4.46 (0.69)

4.40 (0.71)

Vulnerable

4.29 (0.79)

4.13 (0.79)

4.38 (0.66)

4.25 (0.86)

4.09 (0.71)

4.05 (0.68)

Sympathy

Expert

2.38 (0.95)

2.38 (0.93)

2.67 (1.22)

2.87 (0.84)

2.67 (0.97)

2.78 (0.96)

Angel

2.53 (1.07)

2.94 (0.98)

2.90 (1.03)

2.92 (0.97)

2.72 (1.00)

3.07 (1.07)

Vulnerable

3.47 (1.12)

3.50 (1.04)

3.94 (0.85)

3.56 (0.96)

2.93 (1.10)

3.15 (0.93)

Envy

Expert

1.25 (0.55)

1.40 (0.66)

1.33 (0.68)

1.40 (0.75)

1.43 (0.72)

1.16 (0.42)

Angel

1.13 (0.39)

1.12 (0.32)

1.38 (0.66)

1.48 (0.85)

1.30 (0.54)

1.25 (0.55)

Vulnerable

1.11 (0.32)

1.23 (0.51)

1.12 (0.32)

1.40 (0.63)

1.52 (0.77)

1.49 (0.74)

Trust

Expert

4.02 (0.58)

3.94 (0.50)

4.30 (0.45)

4.13 (0.58)

4.11 (0.58)

4.24 (0.42)

Angel

4.17 (0.58)

4.18 (0.48)

4.24 (0.48)

4.01 (0.61)

4.24 (0.53)

4.22 (0.43)

Vulnerable

4.09 (0.59)

4.04 (0.50)

4.26 (0.45)

4.01 (0.62)

4.01 (0.55)

3.97 (0.42)

Married

Expert

3.64 (0.97)

3.44 (0.92)

3.85 (1.07)

3.42 (1.07)

3.50 (0.91)

3.85 (0.97)

Angel

3.64 (1.03)

3.52 (0.98)

3.71 (1.09)

3.38 (1.16)

3.63 (0.94)

3.75 (1.02)

Vulnerable

3.47 (1.12)

3.29 (1.00)

3.71 (1.19)

3.23 (1.08)

3.37 (0.90)

3.71 (1.05)

Children

Expert

3.78 (0.99)

3.63 (0.95)

4.17 (0.81)

3.29 (1.11)

3.74 (0.92)

3.80 (1.01)

Angel

3.65 (1.08)

3.50 (1.04)

4.02 (0.87)

3.40 (1.16)

3.63 (0.94)

3.69 (0.96)

Vulnerable

3.60 (1.08)

3.29 (1.11)

3.87 (0.99)

3.10 (1.29)

3.57 (1.02)

3.55 (1.09)

  1. The sequence label in the first row (e.g., E-A-V) indicates that participants read the three news items in the order Expert–Angel–Vulnerable; analogous abbreviations apply to the remaining conditions. In each row, bolded values denote the lowest and highest scores for that variable across all conditions.
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