Relación entre empatía, asertividad, ansiedad y depresión en estudiantes mexicanos de enfermería

Luna, David; González-Velázquez, María Susana; Acevedo-Peña, Margarita; Figuerola-Escoto, Rosa Paola; Fernández, Miguel Ángel Lezana; Meneses-González, Fernando

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“…In addition, the results in the empathy subscales, in general terms, correlate positively and in a direction that points to prosocial behavior and prosocial reasoning styles. A negative correlation would be more in line with aggressive behavior and emotional instability, as also reported by Luna et al 29 Research studies have demonstrated the efficacy of assertiveness training in improving assertiveness levels. 63,64 Therefore, improving training in assertiveness and social skills may be worthwhile.…”

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“…In addition, the results in the empathy subscales, in general terms, correlate positively and in a direction that points to prosocial behavior and prosocial reasoning styles. A negative correlation would be more in line with aggressive behavior and emotional instability, as also reported by Luna et al 29 It is necessary to consider the relationship between EC, PD, gender and whether the students have clinical experience in other professions or work experience in general.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…It is clear, therefore, that the higher the level of assertiveness, the higher the level of self-esteem. [25][26][27][28][29] However, a contrast can be seen between the results in the literature on how empathic thinking develops in health science students as they progress in their careers. The training of health professionals should integrate general knowledge common to all health professions, such as anatomy, physiology, pathology and research, but also knowledge specific to each profession, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, and others.…”

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“…50 Among oral health professionals, women score better on empathy. 51 Therefore, future approaches should address the issue of gender with empathy, assertiveness and PD, since in the study by Luna et al, 29 it is their results show that nursing students, having better empathic development, have worse results at the assertive level and are also more likely to develop depression. According to the authors, this wearing down is due to compassion fatigue.…”

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“…For example, nursing students with low levels of assertiveness may experience greater signs of anxiety and/or depression. It is clear, therefore, that the higher the level of assertiveness, the higher the level of self‐esteem 25‐29 …”

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Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Hernández‐Xumet,

García‐Hernández,

Fernández‐González

et al. 2023

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Background and AimsEmpathy and assertiveness are two essential social skills for a health professional such as a physiotherapist and are necessary for developing moral thinking. Previous studies show that the development of empathy and other social skills improves as students progress in their studies. However, other authors show deterioration of empathy as students progress in their studies and acquire clinical experience. Training in soft skills, such as assertiveness, among health science students will have an impact on the quality of patient care. Effective communication, conflict resolution and the ability to work as part of a team are competencies that have been put to one side as a result of the recent COVID‐19 pandemic and it is important to resume training students in soft skills. The objective of this study is to investigate to determine the empathic and assertive state of physiotherapy university students.MethodsA descriptive cross‐sectional study of physiotherapy university students was conducted in the 2022/2023 academic year. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) scales for empathy and the Rathus test for assertiveness (RAS) were used as study tools. Finally, 127 students participated in the study, 52.91% of the total population of physiotherapy students. The questionnaire was available for 4 weeks in November and December 2022.ResultsThe empathetic and assertive development of the students was found to be acceptable. Significant differences were also observed according to the gender variable in the students, with female students presenting better results (p = 0.01). Students who are working or have clinical experience in other professions score lower on the empathy personal distress subscale (p < 0.001).ConclusionFuture research should be considered to help improve clinical and professional expertise in physiotherapy students about empathic and assertive development. The findings provide new evidence on the levels of empathy and assertiveness in physiotherapy students.

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“…In addition, the results in the empathy subscales, in general terms, correlate positively and in a direction that points to prosocial behavior and prosocial reasoning styles. A negative correlation would be more in line with aggressive behavior and emotional instability, as also reported by Luna et al 29 It is necessary to consider the relationship between EC, PD, gender and whether the students have clinical experience in other professions or work experience in general.…”

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confidence: 77%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Hernández‐Xumet,

García‐Hernández,

Fernández‐González

et al. 2023

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Exploring levels of empathy and assertiveness in final year physiotherapy students during clinical placements

Hernández-Xumet,

García‐Hernández,

Fernández‐González

et al. 2024

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Empathy and assertiveness are two essential soft skills for any healthcare professional's competence and ethical development. It has been shown that empathy can be influenced throughout the training of a future healthcare professional, particularly during the clinical placement period. This research aims to assess fourth-year physiotherapy students' empathic and assertive development before and after clinical placement. A longitudinal observational study was conducted with fourth-year physiotherapy students during the academic year 2022/2023. A preliminary assessment of empathy and assertiveness levels was carried out before the start of the clinical placement and at the end of the placement using the Individual Reactivity Index to assess empathy and the Rathus Test to assess assertiveness. The results show a statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) in both the empathy subscales of perspective-taking and empathic-concern between the pre- and postassessment, as well as an inverse correlation between the empathy subscale of personal distress and assertiveness. It is concluded that students show adequate results in empathy and assertiveness. However, there is some influence of clinical practice on the development of empathy, and future intervention studies need to be considered. Furthermore, students with higher levels of assertiveness have lower levels of personal distress, suggesting that assertiveness is closely related to empathy.

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Caracterización psicométrica y distribución empática entre las áreas académicas en estudiantes de enfermería

Huerta-González,

Meléndez-Chávez,

Barrios-Melchor

et al. 2024

Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud

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Objetivo. El objetivo del estudio es caracterizar psicométricamente los datos de empatía y sus dimensiones, así como determinar la distribución empática entre las áreas académicas en el proceso de formación de estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería. Métodos. Este es un estudio comparativo, no experimental y transversal. La muestra estudiada fue de 365 estudiantes de enfermería de ambos sexos pertenecientes a la Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad Veracruzana, México. El total de la población fue de 425 estudiantes y la muestra constituyó el 85,88% del total de estudiantes (mayo a julio de 2022). Se estudiaron las propiedades psicométricas de la escala de Empatía para Profesionales de la Salud, versión estudiantes (fiabilidad, validez de constructo e invarianza del modelo). Para describir y comparar los grupos se utilizaron estadísticos descriptivos, análisis de varianza y gráficos de las medias con barras que representaban el intervalo de confianza al 95%. Resultados. La medida de empatía alcanza coeficientes de fiabilidad satisfactorios y presenta adecuados indicadores de validez de constructo, resultando una medida invariante según área académica y sexo. Se encontró la existencia de déficits en algunas de las dimensiones de empatía. Conclusión. El análisis psicométrico (modelo de dimensiones subyacentes e invarianza), previa a la estimación de los parámetros de la empatía, constituye una necesitad metodológica que garantiza teóricamente la estimación de los niveles de empatía y de la comparación entre grupos. La distribución de los niveles de empatía entre las áreas académicas se caracterizó por un déficit en las dimensiones cuidado con compasión y “caminar en los zapatos del paciente”

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Relación entre empatía, asertividad, ansiedad y depresión en estudiantes mexicanos de enfermería

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Beyond scientific and technical training: Assessing the relevance of empathy and assertiveness in future physiotherapists: A cross‐sectional study

Exploring levels of empathy and assertiveness in final year physiotherapy students during clinical placements

Caracterización psicométrica y distribución empática entre las áreas académicas en estudiantes de enfermería

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