Observational studyBMC medical education2019
Empathy and big five personality model in medical students and its relationship to gender and specialty preference: a cross-sectional study.
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- The level and determinants of empathy among medical students from Arabic speaking countries: A systematic review.GMS journal for medical education · 2024Pooled it
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- A combined PBL and flipped classroom intervention enhances self-directed learning ability and empathy in ophthalmology undergraduates.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- How Conscientiousness Influences Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents: The Role of Empathy and Social Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The belief in a just world and empathy in nursing students: the role of self-esteem.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Network analysis of empathy, anxiety and depression symptoms, relationship satisfaction, sensory processing sensitivity, and alexithymia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Psychotherapeutic Training Intentions Among Psychology Students in Italy: The Role of Empathy, Personality Traits, and Psychopathology.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2025Article
- Unveiling empathy determinants across borders: a comparative analysis of medical students from two geo-sociocultural backgrounds.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Characterizing the early relationship between covert narcissism and cognitive empathy in medical students: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Increase in self-reported empathy during medical school training: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Multidimensional Clinical Empathy Scale for healthcare professionals and students.SAGE open medicine · 2025Article
- Communicative patterns in online health communities: A comparative study of Italian and Polish.PloS one · 2025Article
- Personality Types of Medical Students in Terms of Their Choice of Medical Specialty: Cross-Sectional Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Does Medical Curriculum Impact on Empathy? A Longitudinal Study in a Sample of Undergraduate Medical Students.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Big Five Personality Traits and Depression in the German-Speaking D-A-CH Region Including an Investigation of Potential Moderators and Mediators.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
- Dark triad traits, study and power motives among medical students-A cross-sectional study at a German medical faculty.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Exploring levels of empathy and assertiveness in final year physiotherapy students during clinical placements.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- The impact of empathy on medical students: an integrative review.BMC medical education · 2024Review
- The impact of scaffolded and non-scaffolded suicidal virtual human interaction training on clinician emotional self-awareness, empathic communication, and clinical efficacy.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Association between personality traits and concerns about falling among older patients: the mediating role of subjective age.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the influence that personality can have on empathy, this study explores the relationship between empathy and personality, using three different measures of empathy, and taking into account gender and specialty preference.
methodsCross-sectional study. One hundred and ten medical students completed the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, the Empathy Quotient, and the NEO-FFI Big Five personality model. Multivariable linear regression was performed to assess the association between personality traits and empathy.
resultsEmpathy scales showed weak and moderate correlation with personality. The strongest correlations were observed between IRI-Fantasy and Openness, and between IRI-Personal Distress and Neuroticism. Gender and specialty preference can modify this relationship. The extreme groups of Empathy Quotient had significant differences in most personality traits.
conclusionsThis study confirmed that empathy is related to personality. Using three empathy scales allows personalizing the evaluation of different empathy models and its relation with personality. These results can help to design programs to study if some personalized intervention strategies could improve the empathy in medical students.
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