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ArticleNursing open2024

Psychometric evaluation of the 'Jefferson Scale of Empathy' in a sample of nursing students in the United Kingdom.

Juping Yu, Siva Ganesh, Deborah Lancastle

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Article in Nursing open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Juping YuFaculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7114-8622
Siva GaneshFaculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.
Deborah LancastleFaculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, UK.

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Creative Exchange Wales Network, United Kingdom CEWN/HW2Cwm Taf and Morgannwg University Health Board SK/TTW
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo examine the psychometric properties of the 'Jefferson Scale of Empathy'.

designA methodological study was conducted.

methodsA sample of 230 nursing students was used to analyse the psychometric properties of the 'Jefferson Scale of Empathy'. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used to test construct validity. Cronbach's alpha and item-total correlations were carried out to test internal consistency reliability.

resultsThe mean score of the empathy SUM was 112.0 (SD: 12.6). A three-factor model was explored. This factor structure does not replicate the original 'Jefferson Scale of Empathy' when it was validated with medical students, but it is in line with later research with nursing students. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.80 for the SUM and 0.80-0.84 for individual items. Item-total correlation coefficients were 0.01-0.63. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Because this study focused on nursing students. No patients or the public were involved.

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EmpathyStudents, NursingHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsUnited Kingdomconfirmatory factor analysisempathy‘Jefferson Scale of Empathy’nursing studentsreliabilityvalidity

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PMID38268273
PMCPMC10716307

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