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Table 6 Overall percentages of utterances per category and correlations between utterance proportions and cultural dimensions of assessors

From: Exploring the influence of cultural orientations on assessment of communication behaviours during patient-practitioner interactions

Variable

Overall percentage of utterances per category (SD)

Correlation with Power-Distance (r)

Correlation with Masculinity-Femininity (r)

Correlation with Uncertainty Avoidance (r)

Correlation with Individualism-Collectivism (r)

Video 1 Instrumental

 Positive

9.56% (0.07)

−.236

−.025

.135

−.064

 Negative

24.1% (0.18)

.167

−.015

−.006

−.115

 Total Instrumental

33.7% (0.17)

−.100

−.066

.028

−.207

Video 1 Affective

 Positive

1.54% (0.04)

−.360

−.396*

.127

−.032

 Negative

64.8% (0.17)

−.067

.120

−.067

.204

 Total Affective

66.3% (0.18)

−.100

.066

−.028

.207

Video 2 Instrumental

 Positive

33.7% (0.18)

.063

.024

.056

−.022

 Negative

5.74% (0.12)

.150

.078

−.226

−.017

 Total Instrumental

39.4% (0.17)

.195

.199

−.031

.064

Video 2 Affective

 Positive

49.9% (0.17)

.030

−.027

−.267

−.126

 Negative

10.2% (0.15)

−.066

−.307

.219

.189

 Total Affective

60.2% (0.18)

−.194

−.191

.044

−.050

Video 3 Instrumental

 Positive utterances

7.62% (0.16)

.372

.363

.117

.070

 Negative utterances

39.9% (0.20)

−.533*

−.529 *

.179

−.243

 Total Instrumental

47.5% (0.19)

−.247

−.343

.325

−.081

Video 3 Affective

 Positive utterances

10.1% (0.13)

.354

.441*

−.062

.121

 Negative utterances

42.4% (0.20)

.104

.117

−.205

.015

 Total Affective

52.5% (0.19)

.247

.343

−.325

.081

  1. *denotes statistical significance (p < 0.05)
  2. r = Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient