Table 2.
Mean Scores (SE), F Values and Partial Eta-Square for Professionalism Traits across Attires for Dentists and Lawyers; Split by Target Gender
| Attire | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual (trousers and top) | Smart 1 (tie/skirt) | Smart 2 (no tie/trousers) | Formal (dark suit) | Professional (white coat) | ||||||||||||
| Dentist | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | F | η2p | |||||||||
| Suitability | 4.24 (.11) | 3.96 (.09) | < | 4.44 (.10) | > | 3.33 (.10) | < | 6.53 (.10) | 193.47** | .49 | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 4.49 (.13) | 3.99 (.14)a | 5.11 (.13) | 2.83 (.11)a | 5.43 (.12) | 3.46 (.12)a | 3.58 (.13) | 3.07 (.12)a | 6.87 (.10) | 6.20 (.12)a | |||||||
| Capability | 4.49 (.11) | 4.46 (.10) | 4.57 (.10) | > | 3.88 (.11) | < | 6.53 (.10) | 159.28** | .45 | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 4.93 (.13) | 4.04 (.14)a | 5.67 (.11) | 3.24 (.12)a | 5.50 (.12) | 3.65 (.12)a | 4.33 (.14) | 3.42 (.13)a | 7.00 (.10) | 6.08 (.12)a | |||||||
| Ease of talking | 4.74 (.10) | 4.72 (.09) | 4.79 (.09) | > | 3.71 (.08) | < | 5.42 (.11) | 69.67** | .26 | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 5.23 (.12) | 4.26 (.12)a | 5.25 (.10) | 4.21 (.13)a | 5.48 (.11) | 4.12 (.12)a | 4.15 (.11) | 3.27 (.11)a | 5.68 (.11) | 5.18 (.12)a | |||||||
| Friendliness | 4.89 (.10) | 4.77 (.09) | 4.80 (.09) | > | 3.66 (.09) | < | 5.28 (.10) | 69.33** | .26 | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 5.43 (.12) | 4.36 (.12)a | 5.19 (.10) | 4.38 (.13)a | 5.46 (.11) | 4.17 (.12)a | 4.08 (.11) | 3.25 (.11)a | 5.56 (.11) | 5.04 (.12)a | |||||||
| Casual 1 (trousers/ skirt & top) | Casual 2 (jeans & t-shirt) | Smart 1 (tie/skirt) | Smart 2 (no tie/trousers) | Formal (dark suit) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | X (SE) | F | η2p | |||||||||
| Suitability | 1.98 (.08) | 1.86 (.08) | < | 5.84 (.09) | > | 5.42 (.10) | < | 6.74 (.08) | 109.55** | .85 | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 1.92 (.10) | 1.99 (.09) | 1.97 (.09) | 1.71 (.08)a | 6.47 (.10) | 5.23 (.12)a | 5.29 (.12) | 5.59 (.11) | 7.37 (.08) | 6.12 (.12)a | |||||||
| Capability | 2.40 (.09) | 2.26 (.10) | < | 5.85 (.09) | > | 5.43 (.10) | < | 6.70 (.08) | 859.77** | .81 | ||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 2.34 (.11) | 2.42 (.11) | 2.40 (.11) | 2.09 (.11)a | 6.43 (.10) | 5.29 (.11)a | 5.25 (.12) | 5.65 (.11)a | 7.25 (.08) | 6.15 (.11)a | |||||||
| Ease of talking | 4.21 (.12) | 4.10 (.13) | < | 4.96 (.08) | 5.04 (.09) | 5.15 (.09) | 35.01** | .15 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 4.22 (.13) | 4.21 (.14) | 4.25 (.14) | 3.95 (.14)a | 5.40 (.09) | 4.54 (.10)a | 5.13 (.10) | 4.97 (.10) | 5.68 (.10) | 4.63 (.10)a | |||||||
| Friendliness | 4.24 (.12) | 4.30 (.13) | < | 4.86 (.08) | 4.89 (.09) | 4.98 (.09) | 16.00** | .07 | ||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||
| 4.22 (.14) | 4.26 (.14) | 4.54 (.14) | 4.03 (.15)a | 5.25 (.09) | 4.49 (.11)a | 4.96 (.10) | 4.85 (.10) | 5.51 (.11) | 4.46 (.10)a | |||||||
Notes. M = male target; F = female target.
*
*p < .001.
< and > = significant comparisons between attires where p < .05.
a
Significant target gender differences in professionalism rating where p < .01.