Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.

The issues of personality and its relations with the level of empathetic sensibility of medical doctors are broadly discussed in the literature. The aim of this study was an assessment of personality related predictors of empathy indicators in female and male students of medicine with consideration...

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Autores principales:	Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała, Roksana Epa, Karolina Sikora-Zych, Katarzyna Olszewska-Turek, Anna Pastuszak-Draxler, Anna Rajtar-Zembaty, Anna Starowicz-Filip
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:772a320f785844a2af3961e99197d4d22021-12-02T20:07:00ZDifferences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254458https://doaj.org/article/772a320f785844a2af3961e99197d4d22021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254458https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The issues of personality and its relations with the level of empathetic sensibility of medical doctors are broadly discussed in the literature. The aim of this study was an assessment of personality related predictors of empathy indicators in female and male students of medicine with consideration of gender differences. Methods applied were Empathic Sensitiveness Scale (ESS) and Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). The study included 153 participants, who were students of the fifth year of medical studies. Students filled in questionnaires during workshops in clinical psychological skills. Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. The statistical analysis was performed using Statistica 13 PL and PS IMAGO PRO (SPSS). Linear regression analysis with the interaction component was performed to explore the relationship between personality factors and gender and their interaction with the variable dependent level of empathy. The analysis showed that Extraversion, Openness and Agreeableness are associated with the level of Empathic Concern. Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are associated with the level of Personal Distress. Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are associated with the level of Perspective-taking. The regression analysis with the interactive component showed that there is no relationship between gender and the level of empathy, therefore the interactions were insignificant. Empathetic sensibility is related to personality dimensions of the students of medicine. Although there has been no interaction among chief personality dimensions, empathy indicators and gender, detailed analysis of personality dimensions' components has shown differences between men and women.Barbara Bętkowska-KorpałaRoksana EpaKarolina Sikora-ZychKatarzyna Olszewska-TurekAnna Pastuszak-DraxlerAnna Rajtar-ZembatyAnna Starowicz-FilipPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254458 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała Roksana Epa Karolina Sikora-Zych Katarzyna Olszewska-Turek Anna Pastuszak-Draxler Anna Rajtar-Zembaty Anna Starowicz-Filip Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
description	The issues of personality and its relations with the level of empathetic sensibility of medical doctors are broadly discussed in the literature. The aim of this study was an assessment of personality related predictors of empathy indicators in female and male students of medicine with consideration of gender differences. Methods applied were Empathic Sensitiveness Scale (ESS) and Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). The study included 153 participants, who were students of the fifth year of medical studies. Students filled in questionnaires during workshops in clinical psychological skills. Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. The statistical analysis was performed using Statistica 13 PL and PS IMAGO PRO (SPSS). Linear regression analysis with the interaction component was performed to explore the relationship between personality factors and gender and their interaction with the variable dependent level of empathy. The analysis showed that Extraversion, Openness and Agreeableness are associated with the level of Empathic Concern. Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are associated with the level of Personal Distress. Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are associated with the level of Perspective-taking. The regression analysis with the interactive component showed that there is no relationship between gender and the level of empathy, therefore the interactions were insignificant. Empathetic sensibility is related to personality dimensions of the students of medicine. Although there has been no interaction among chief personality dimensions, empathy indicators and gender, detailed analysis of personality dimensions' components has shown differences between men and women.
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author	Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała Roksana Epa Karolina Sikora-Zych Katarzyna Olszewska-Turek Anna Pastuszak-Draxler Anna Rajtar-Zembaty Anna Starowicz-Filip
author_facet	Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała Roksana Epa Karolina Sikora-Zych Katarzyna Olszewska-Turek Anna Pastuszak-Draxler Anna Rajtar-Zembaty Anna Starowicz-Filip
author_sort	Barbara Bętkowska-Korpała
title	Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
title_short	Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
title_full	Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
title_fullStr	Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
title_full_unstemmed	Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
title_sort	differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/772a320f785844a2af3961e99197d4d2
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Differences in personality related determinants of empathetic sensibility in female and male students of medicine.

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