Association between empathy and personality in a sample of Brazilian medical students: a cross-sectional study.

IF 2.1 Q3 PSYCHIATRY
Vinicius F Freitas, Pedro G P Rosa, Yasmin N Ávila, Décio G Natrielli, Marcos S Croci, Eduardo C Humes, Marcelo J A A Brañas
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Abstract

Objectives: Empathy is crucial in patient-centered care, enabling shared decision-making, better satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. We examined the association between empathy and personality in a sample of medical students from Brazil.

Methods: The sample comprised medical students from the first to sixth year at a private university in Sao Paulo. Empathy was evaluated cross-sectionally using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. The NEO Five-Factor Inventory was used to assess personality domains. A multivariate linear regression analysis modeled the association between personality and empathy.

Results: The final sample consisted of 227 subjects. The mean age was 24.2 (SD 4.3) years, and the sample was predominately female (75%). Higher levels of Neuroticism (β = 2.11, 95% CI 0.84-3.38, P = 0.001) and Agreeableness (β = 2.50, 95% CI 1.46-3.53, P < 0.001) were associated with higher empathy scores. Extraversion (β = 0.00, 95% CI -1.26-1.26, P = 0.998); Openness to Experience (β = 0.85, 95% CI -0.28-1.98, P = 0.138), and Conscientiousness (β = -0.80, 95% CI -1.95-0.35, P = 0.173) did not show significant associations with empathy scores. Female gender, year in the program, and sociodemographic characteristics did not show significant associations with empathy.

Conclusion: Both Neuroticism and Agreeableness were found to be associated with higher empathy. We review available interventions to enhance empathy and identified potential medical education curricular changes that could foster empathy development.

巴西医科学生共情与人格的关系:一项横断面研究
目的:共情在以患者为中心的护理中至关重要,可以实现共同决策,更好的满意度和临床结果。我们以巴西医科学生为样本,研究了移情与人格之间的关系。方法:样本包括圣保罗一所私立大学一至六年级的医学生。共情采用人际反应指数进行横断面评估。NEO五因素量表被用来评估人格领域。多元线性回归分析模拟了人格与共情之间的关系。结果:最终样本包括227名受试者。平均年龄24.2 (SD 4.3)岁,以女性为主(75%)。较高水平的神经质(β = 2.11, 95% CI 0.84-3.38, P = 0.001)和宜人性(β = 2.50, 95% CI 1.46-3.53, P < 0.001)与较高的共情得分相关。外向性(β = 0.00, 95% CI -1.26-1.26, P = 0.998);经验开放性(β = 0.85, 95% CI -0.28-1.98, P = 0.138)和责任心(β = -0.80, 95% CI -1.95-0.35, P = 0.173)与共情得分无显著关联。女性的性别、参与项目的年份和社会人口特征与共情没有显著的关联。结论:神经质和宜人性均与高同理心相关。我们回顾现有的干预措施,以提高共情和确定潜在的医学教育课程的变化,可以促进共情发展。
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