Empathy of medical students and personality: evidence from the five-factor model

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

Eunice Magalhaes (Autor) Outra; Patricio Costa (Autor) FPCEUP; Manuel Joao Costa (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Medical Teacher

Vol. 34 Nº 10

Páginas: 807-812

ISSN: 0142-159X

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 36 Citações

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Scopus - 53 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Ciências da saúde

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-F4M

DOI: 10.3109/0142159x.2012.702248

Abstract (EN): The main aim of this study was to test hypothetical associations between personality dimensions and empathy scores in medical students. The Portuguese version of NEO-FFI was administered in order to characterize participants in terms of five personality traits: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience, and Conscientiousness. Self-reported empathy measures were obtained with the Portuguese version of the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSPE-spv), a Likert-type questionnaire specifically developed for administration in health sciences settings that measures domains, such as compassionate care and perspective taking. Correlation analysis, multivariate analysis of covariance, and logistic regression analysis were conducted. The results confirmed positive associations between agreeableness, openness to experience and empathy, and did not support our hypothesis of negative associations between neuroticism and empathy. It is suggested that that the personality of students should be taken into account in programs to enhance empathy in undergraduate medical education.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

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