Does status have more influence than education on the decisions midwives make?

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 133-139

  Hollins Martin, Caroline J ^a   Bull, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Conformity; Control; Decision making; Midwifery; Obedience; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344476716     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. S.E. Asch Opinions and social pressures Scientific American 193 1955 31-55
2. V.R. Bennett L.K. Brown Myles Textbook for Midwives 1999 Churchill Livingston Edinburgh, UK
3. M. Birnbaum S. Stegner Source credibility in social judgment: Bias, expertise and the judge's point of view Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 37 1979 48-74
4. R. Bond P. Smith Culture and conformity: A meta-analysis of studies using Asch's (1952, 1956) line judgment task Psychological Bulletin 119 1996 111-137
5. Department of Health, 1993. Changing Childbirth. HMSO, London.
6. Department of Health, 2003. Reference Guide to Consent for Examination or Treatment. HMSO, London.
7. A. Dijksterhuis Automatic social influence In: J. Forgas D. Williams (Eds.) Social Influence: Direct and Indirect Processes: The Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology 2001 Taylor & Francis Psychology Press Hove, UK 95-108
8. Fuell, A., 1999. Seeking credibility: Hallmark of excellence or protective illusion: A qualitative study exploring the meanings of credibility and the notion of a credible midwifery lecturer. MA thesis retained by Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Thames Valley University, London, UK.
9. J.A. Gray Evidence-based Health Care: How to Make Health Policy and Management Decisions 1997 Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh, UK
10. R.G. Hass Effects of source characteristics on cognitive responses and persuasion In: R.E. Petty T.M. Ostrom T.C. Brock (Eds.) Cognitive Responses in Persuasion 1981 Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Hilldale, NJ 141-172
11. C.K. Hofling E. Brotzman S. Dalrymple N. Graves C.M. Pierce An experimental study in nurse-physician relationships Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 143 1966 171-180
12. Holland, C.D., 1967. Sources of variance in the experimental investigation of behavioral obedience. Dissertation Extracts International. 29, 2802A (University Microfilms No 69-2146).
13. Hollins Martin, C.J., 2003. Social influence effects on midwives' practice. In: Presentation at the British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, 10th-12th September, 2003, London.
14. C.I. Hovland I.L. Janis H.H. Kelly Communication and Persuasion 1953 Yale University Press New Haven, CT
15. S.D. Hurwitz M.S. Miron B.T. Johnson Source credibility and the language of expert testimony Journal of Applied Social Psychology 24 1992 1909-1939
16. S. Kiesler L. Sproull Group decision making and communication technology Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes 52 1992 96-123
17. W. Kilham L. Mann Levels of destructive obedience as a function of transmitter and executant roles in the Milgram obedience paradigm Journal of Personal and Social Psychology 29 1974 696-702
18. D.M. Mantell The potential for violence in Germany Journal of Social Issues 27 4 1971 101-112
19. E. McGinnies C.D. Ward Better liked than right: Trustworthiness and expertise as factors in credibility Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 6 1980 467-472
20. W.H.J. Meeus Q.A.W. Raaijmakers Obedience in modern society: The Utrecht studies Journal of Social Issues 51 1995 155-176
21. S. Milgram Behavioral study of obedience Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 67 1963 371-378
22. S. Milgram Some conditions of obedience and disobedience to authority Human Relations 18 1965 57-76
23. S. Milgram Obedience to Authority 1974 Tavistock London
24. T.M. Odent The Scientification of Love 1999 Free Association Books London
25. D.J. O'Keefe Persuasion: Theory and Research second ed. 2002 Sage Publications London, UK
26. T.H. Ostermeier Effects of type and frequency of reference upon perceiver source credibility and attitude change Speech Monographs 34 1967 137-144
27. L. Page The New Midwifery: Science and Sensitivity in Practice 2000 Churchill Livingston London, UK
28. A. Robertson Empowering Women: Teaching Active Birth in the 90's 1999 ACE Graphics Kent
29. Shalala, S.R., 1974. A study of various communication settings which produce obedience by subordinates to unlawful superior orders. Dissertation Abstracts International. 36, 979B (university Microfilms No. 75-17, 675).
30. M.E. Shenab K.A. Yahya A behavioral study of obedience in children Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 35 1977 530-536
31. C.L. Sheriden R.G. King Obedience to authority with an authentic victim Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 7 1972 165-166
32. R.A. Swenson D.L. Nash D.C. Roos Source credibility and perceived expertness of testimony in a simulated child-custody case Professional Psychology 15 1984 891-898