Predicting empathy in helping professionals: comparison of social work and nursing students

Greeno, Elizabeth J.; Ting, Laura; Wade, Kevin

doi:10.1080/02615479.2017.1389879

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“…Previous studies in helping professionals are not consistent regarding the effect of gender. Some researchers found that men were less empathic than women [ 13 , 17 , 40 ] and others are in line with our finding that gender is not associated with empathy [ 31 ].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…It is interesting that Oh et al [44] in their recent study examining changes in empathy in six longitudinal samples deriving from the general population, found that empathy increased across the lifespan, particularly after age 40. It is noteworthy that for CCA and the total-22 scale, empathy scores are higher for those 'under 30', slightly decline in the second age group (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39), and increase again after 40 years and above.…”

Section: Gender Age Family Status and Empathymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…For example, many studies indicated that the more experienced a social worker is, the more likely he/she is to be empathic and to have less psychological distress [15,29,30]. Additionally, female social workers have more empathic skills than men [31]. Among the internal factors that prevent a social worker from adopting an empathic process are the belief in the professionals' superiority and the fear of losing his/her power [4].…”

Section: Empathy Variationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although empathy is considered a critical and essential ability for effective social work practice, empirical evidence on empathy remains scarce [ 9 , 10 , 15 , 36 ]. Past research has examined it in helping professionals, but few studies have focused on social workers [ 31 ], and these were mainly based on samples of undergraduate students and rarely professionals. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the levels and dimensions of empathy as well as to investigate the sociodemographic factors and work characteristics associated with it in social work professionals.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Self-Reported Assessment of Empathy and Its Variations in a Sample of Greek Social Workers

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The aim of the study was twofold: (a) to examine the way in which professional social workers perceive and apply in their practice the concept of empathy; (b) to explore sociodemographic factors, education/special training and work characteristics associated with their empathic skills. This is a cross-sectional study with a purposive sample of 203 Greek social workers. For the assessment of empathy, the Empathy Scale for Social Workers (ESSW) was used. The sample consisted mainly of female social workers with a mean age of 43.8 years. More than 70% of them were practicing the profession for more than 10 years. Nearly one-third participated in psychotherapy courses, and only half of them have been certified. On average, they reported high levels of empathy. Initial univariate analyses showed that empathy scores were significantly higher for older social workers, married, the more experienced, those who referred to working experience with disabled people or people having problems with substance use and the professionals who had obtained a certification in psychotherapy. ‘Having a middle work experience of 10–19 years’ was a significant correlate in all scales and related negatively to empathy indicating a burnout effect. The implications for social work education and future training are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Gender Age Family Status and Empathymentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Empathy Variationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Social workers had a higher score of empathy whenever they had previous work experience [55]. Additionally, there are studies that support that being female is associated with higher levels of empathy [56,57].…”

Section: Factors That Influence Empathymentioning

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The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals

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The current article is an integrative and analytical literature review on the concept and meaning of empathy in health and social care professionals. Empathy, i.e., the ability to understand the personal experience of the patient without bonding with them, constitutes an important communication skill for a health professional, one that includes three dimensions: the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral. It has been proven that health professionals with high levels of empathy operate more efficiently as to the fulfillment of their role in eliciting therapeutic change. The empathetic professional comprehends the needs of the health care users, as the latter feel safe to express the thoughts and problems that concern them. Although the importance of empathy is undeniable, a significantly high percentage of health professionals seem to find it difficult to adopt a model of empathetic communication in their everyday practice. Some of the factors that negatively influence the development of empathy are the high number of patients that professionals have to manage, the lack of adequate time, the focus on therapy within the existing academic culture, but also the lack of education in empathy. Developing empathetic skills should not only be the underlying objective in the teaching process of health and social care undergraduate students, but also the subject of the lifelong and continuous education of professionals.

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Just world beliefs and altruistic behaviors of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of empathy

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et al. 2023

Curr Psychol

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Altruistic behavior is of great significance for individual happiness and social development. The study has focused on the influence of two factors at the individual level on college students’ altruistic behavior. The self-report questionnaires of 2,272 college students on belief in a just world, empathy and altruistic behavior were investigated. The results of the study found that: 1) Just-world belief and empathy both positively predicted altruistic behavior; 2) Empathy influenced altruistic behavior through just-world belief. And from the perspective of motivation theory, it explains that individuals affirm that altruistic behavior will bring spiritual pleasure, so individuals will maintain the consistency of their own internal factors to promote altruistic behavior.This study enriches the research value of altruistic behavior at the individual level and provides an empirical basis for the cultivation of altruistic behavior at the individual level.

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Predicting empathy in helping professionals: comparison of social work and nursing students

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Self-Reported Assessment of Empathy and Its Variations in a Sample of Greek Social Workers

Self-Reported Assessment of Empathy and Its Variations in a Sample of Greek Social Workers

The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals

Just world beliefs and altruistic behaviors of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of empathy

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