The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students
Abstract Objective To analyze the relationship between empathy and its domains (i.e., affective and cognitive) and stress in medical students. Methods An online cross-sectional study with 543 medical students as respondents divided in three groups: pre-clinical cycle (n = 173), clinical cycle (n = 1...
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| description | Abstract Objective To analyze the relationship between empathy and its domains (i.e., affective and cognitive) and stress in medical students. Methods An online cross-sectional study with 543 medical students as respondents divided in three groups: pre-clinical cycle (n = 173), clinical cycle (n = 197), and internship (n = 173). The participants completed the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Perceived stress scale. Results The participants were mostly female (71.5%) with an average age of 23.54 (± 4.54) years old. Medical students in the clinical cycle, when compared to the ones in their pre-clinical cycle and internship, showed higher stress levels. Pre-clinical students presented higher levels of total empathy and its affective domain. The highest levels of empathy, especially affective empathy, were associated with higher stress levels in all three groups. Regarding cognitive empathy, there was no observed association with stress among the groups. Conclusions The levels of empathy and its affective domain correlated significantly with the stress indicators among students of different cycles (i.e., pre-clinical, clinical cycle, and internship). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8d0b09e6abc5444ebdd103c7e1a1188c2025-08-20T03:02:21ZengSpringerOpenPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica1678-71532025-03-013811910.1186/s41155-024-00336-9The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical studentsMadson Alan Maximiano-Barreto0Julia Leles Bueno1Mariana Leles Bueno2Victor Oliveira Wercelens3Julia Guimarães Mauad Ydy4Roberta Perfeito Abrahim5Jed Montayre6Késia Maria Maximiano de Melo7Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Faculdade de Medicina de , Av. Tenente Catão RoxoMedical Students, IMEPAC University CenterMedical Students, IMEPAC University CenterMedical Students, IMEPAC University CenterMedical Students, IMEPAC University CenterMedical Students, IMEPAC University CenterSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityOccupational Therapy Department, Federal University of Santa MariaAbstract Objective To analyze the relationship between empathy and its domains (i.e., affective and cognitive) and stress in medical students. Methods An online cross-sectional study with 543 medical students as respondents divided in three groups: pre-clinical cycle (n = 173), clinical cycle (n = 197), and internship (n = 173). The participants completed the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the Perceived stress scale. Results The participants were mostly female (71.5%) with an average age of 23.54 (± 4.54) years old. Medical students in the clinical cycle, when compared to the ones in their pre-clinical cycle and internship, showed higher stress levels. Pre-clinical students presented higher levels of total empathy and its affective domain. The highest levels of empathy, especially affective empathy, were associated with higher stress levels in all three groups. Regarding cognitive empathy, there was no observed association with stress among the groups. Conclusions The levels of empathy and its affective domain correlated significantly with the stress indicators among students of different cycles (i.e., pre-clinical, clinical cycle, and internship).https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00336-9Empathy; Medical studentsPsychological stressesSocial ability |
| spellingShingle | Madson Alan Maximiano-Barreto Julia Leles Bueno Mariana Leles Bueno Victor Oliveira Wercelens Julia Guimarães Mauad Ydy Roberta Perfeito Abrahim Jed Montayre Késia Maria Maximiano de Melo The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica Empathy; Medical students Psychological stresses Social ability |
| title | The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| title_full | The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| title_fullStr | The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| title_short | The impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| title_sort | impact of affective and cognitive empathy on stress in medical students |
| topic | Empathy; Medical students Psychological stresses Social ability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00336-9 |
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