The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)

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Factors Influencing Empathy in Nursing Students in Korea

한국 간호대학생의 공감 능력에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Kim, Haejin (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yi, Myungsun (College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University)
  • 김해진 (서울대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 이명선 (서울대학교 간호대학, 간호과학연구소)
  • Received : 2015.01.23
  • Accepted : 2015.05.06
  • Published : 2015.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the levels of self-awareness, assertiveness, life stress, and empathy in nursing students and identify influential factors on empathy. Methods: A predictive correlational design was used. The data was collected by questionnaires from a convenience sample of 319 nursing students in 2014 in Korea. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The mean items scores of self-awareness, assertiveness, life stress, and empathy were 3.49, 3.02, 2.20 and 3.58, respectively, of a possible score ranging from 1 to 5. Empathy significantly differed by gender, grade, satisfaction with nursing as a major, and clinical practice experience. Empathy was correlated with self-awareness and interpersonal relationship stress. As a result of multiple regression analysis, empathy accounted for 20.1% of the variance by self-awareness, gender, clinical practice experience and interpersonal relationship stress. The most important factor was self-awareness, which explained 11.6% of the variation. Conclusion: The results of the study reveal that strengthening self-awareness and relieving interpersonal relationship stress ought to be integrated in developing effective educational intervention for enhancing empathy in nursing students.

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