Table 4 Patients’ perceptions of the therapeutic alliance when treated by male and female chiropractors
Patients’ perceptions | Gender chiropractor | N | Meana | SD | t(df) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall WAV-12 | Male | 86 | 4.09 | ±0.60 | t(181) = −0.18 | 0.86 |
|  | Female | 97 | 4.10 | ±0.59 |  |  |
Goal dimension | Male | 93 | 3.98 | ±0.66 | t(195) = −0.11 | 0.92 |
|  | Female | 104 | 3.99 | ±0.65 |  |  |
Task dimension | Male | 96 | 4.11 | ±0.59 | t(199) = 0.19 | 0.85 |
|  | Female | 105 | 4.09 | ±0.64 |  |  |
Bond dimension | Male | 90 | 4.17 | ±0.74 | t(186) = −1.07 | 0.29 |
|  | Female | 98 | 4.28 | ±0.66 |  |  |