Comparison between the respondents' scores for the two vignettes regarding the severity of the misconduct, the likelihood of taking action to change the situation and the indices of internal and external whistleblowing.
| Vignette 1 colleague misconduct (N=112) | Vignette 2 director misconduct (N=112) | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | T | |
| Severity of the misconduct | 4.47 | 0.67 | 4.90 | 0.13 | 8.24* |
| Likelihood of taking action by confronting the person responsible for the wrongdoing to repair the harm done | 3.93 | 1.10 | 4.12 | 1.03 | 1.39 |
| Internal whistleblowing: likelihood of reporting the misconduct to someone in the workplace | 2.88 | 1.05 | 4.01 | 0.83 | 10.15* |
| External whistleblowing: likelihood of reporting the misconduct to the Physical Therapists' Association | 2.35 | 1.11 | 3.53 | 1.08 | 8.48* |
| External whistleblowing: likelihood of reporting the misconduct to the media | 1.68 | 0.92 | 2.37 | 1.04 | 7.28* |
↵* p<0.001.