Article
Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students
International Journal of Human Caring
(2017)
Abstract
Researchers sought to identify whether a relationship exists between empathy levels in baccalaureate health-care-professions students who have and have not identified a projected professional specialty upon entry into practice. A convenience sample of students with declared majors in health-care professions (N = 202) completed a 28-item questionnaire. Empathy in nursing students with a projected specialty was significantly higher than in students in other health-care majors with projected specialties. Gender and age significantly influenced empathy in all students who had a projected specialty. The findings expand our current understanding of empathy and what may influence empathy levels in students planning to enter health care.
Keywords
- empathy,
- health-care professionals,
- Jefferson Scale of Empathy–Health Profession Student version
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.20467/1091-5710-21.1.41
Publisher Statement
The International Journal of Human Caring is published by the International Association of Human Caring. For more information please visit the International Journal of Human Caring online.
Citation Information
Noel M Kerr and Ashley M. Tegge. "Levels of Empathy in Undergraduate Healthcare Professions Students" International Journal of Human Caring Vol. 27 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 41 - 45 ISSN: 1091-5710 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/noel_kerr/11/