The Positive Association Between Empathy and Self-Esteem in Chinese Medical Students: A Multi-Institutional Study

Frontiers in Psychology

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Lei Huang¹  Jessica Thai³  Yuan Zhong²  Hao Peng⁴  Jessica Koran³  Xu-Dong Zhao⁴ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine;Medical Education Division, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine;College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States;School of Medicine, Tongji University;Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University;Shanghai Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Tongji University School of Medicine

关键词: empathy;    self-esteem;    medical student;    China;    survey;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01921

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Empathy is an important element of the physician-patient relationship and is a critical personality trait for medical students. However, research has shown that it declines during undergraduate medical education. It is still unclear how empathy interrelates with the psychological elements of medical students, in particular, self-esteem. This study examined the relationship between empathy and self-esteem to explore other possible methods to improve medical students’ empathy.

【 授权许可】

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