报告题目：Patients’ In-group Preference Enlarges when Seeking Healthcare for Mental Illness versus Physical Illness
报告嘉宾：王雪
中国人民大学
报告时间：2024年9月19日(周四) 10:00-11:30
报告地点：中国科学院大学中关村校区教学楼S406
腾讯会议 : 789-943-017
内容摘要
Individuals worldwide, especially members of minority groups, are less inclined to seek healthcare for mental illnesses compared with physical illnesses. This study assessed whether the previously overlooked factor of in-group preference plays a role in consumers’ divergent decision-making on healthcare-seeking behavior for physical and mental illnesses. Through a large-scale dataset comprising over 34 million medical consultations and seven controlled randomized experiments, we consistently present evidence that when seeking healthcare for mental (vs. physical) illnesses, consumers place greater importance on healthcare providers’ perspective-taking skills, leading to a stronger preference for in-group healthcare providers. The current research contributes to the literature on healthcare decision-making, in-group preference, perspective-taking, and global identity, and provides policy and practical implications for promoting healthcare-seeking for mental illness and mitigating health disparities.
主讲人简介
Phyllis Xue Wang is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China. She received her Ph.D. in Marketing from University of Hong Kong and B.Sc. in Applied Psychology from Nanjing University. Her research has been published in reputable psychology and marketing journals such as Judgment and Decision Making and Journal of Marketing.
