Two online experiments investigated whether hypothetical physicians' use of an identity-safety cue acknowledging systemic injustice (a Black Lives Matter pin) improves Black Americans' evaluations of the physician and feelings of identity-safety. Across studies, findings showed that when a White physician employed the identity-safety cue, Black Americans reported stronger perceptions of physician allyship and increased identity-safety (e.g. trust). As predicted, use of the identity-safety cue produced smaller or non-significant effects when employed by a Black physician. These benefits emerged regardless of physicians' perceived motivation for employing the cue (e.g. whether the physician was personally motivated to employ the cue or his medical practice encouraged use of the cue; Study 2). Furthermore, analyses revealed that exposure to the identity-safety cue promoted a greater sense of identity-safety for Black Americans due to increased perceptions that the physician is an ally for Black individuals. Implications of identity-safety cues for racially discordant medical interactions are discussed.
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