A Novel Communication Rating Scale to Mitigate the Effect of Implicit Bias
This cross-sectional study of the RELATE rating scale demonstrated high construct validity and good internal consistency in simulated clinician-patient encounters. The findings suggest that the RELATE rating scale is an efficient, theoretically consistent tool to evaluate implicit bias-management communication behavior among clinicians.
Authors
- Chengwu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-2340)
- Jennifer Tjia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-0460)
- Vennesa Duodu
- Olga Valdman
- Geraldine Puerto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6678-5782)
- Karen Harrison
- Julie Flahive (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2786-7144)
- Janice Sabin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2588-9881)
- Lisa Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2403-8105)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- UMass Memorial Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32319
- Primary Topic
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00