Survey Items With No Significant Gender-Based Differences
| Demographics |
| Practice locale |
| Age |
| Race/ethnicity |
| Professional title (MD, PhD) |
| Years since completion of psychiatry/psychology training |
| Fellowship experience |
| Testimony experience |
| Frequency of degrees of anxiety experienced before/during testimony |
| Extreme anxiety |
| High anxiety |
| Moderate anxiety |
| Mild anxiety |
| Frequency of experiencing hassle factors |
| Comments about age/appearance/attire |
| Unrealistic time demands |
| Not provided necessary information to form an opinion |
| Not adequately prepared by attorney before testimony |
| Hostile cross examination |
| Provided with poorly organized/incomplete records |
| Asked to adjust/reduce fees |
| Pressured to adjust schedule to meet attorney's case needs |
| Expected to obtain collateral data normally obtained by attorney |
| Frequency of testimony-related thoughts |
| “I provided effective expert witness testimony.” |
| “I worked with effective attorneys.” |
| “I felt confident in my testimony.” |
| “After testifying, I spent time reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of my testimony.” |
| “I enjoy testifying as an expert witness.” |
| “I feel satisfied with my testimony.” |
| “I am self-critical of my testimony.” |
| “I have felt that a case's undesired outcome was due to my ineffective testimony.” |
| “I have felt that a case's undesired outcome was due to ineffective counsel.” |
| “I have felt that a case's desired outcome was due to effective counsel.” |
| “I have felt that my testimony ‘helped’ a case.” |
| “I have felt that my testimony ‘hurt’ a case.” |
| “I tend to focus on the weaknesses of my testimony more than the strengths.” |
| Opinions regarding traits affecting the selection of an expert witness |
| Quality of expert's written reports |
| Quality of expert's testimony |
| Fees charged by expert |
| Age of the expert |
| Appearance of the expert |
| Reputation of the expert |
| Training of the expert |