Examines how power distance belief influences patient responses to varying doctor consultation lengths, highlighting the importance of communication.
OBJECTIVE: This research examined the effects of power distance belief (PDB) on patients' response to doctors with different consultation lengths. DESIGN: = 370) explored the moderating role of providing reasons (vs. feelings) by manipulating PDB using the sentence unscrambling task. RESULTS: = .03). CONCLUSION: PDB impacts patients' response to doctors with different consultation lengths through arousal and time perception.
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