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This study used descriptive correlation to examine factors affecting empathy in nurses, specifically, how empathy relates to adult attachment, self-esteem, and communication self-efficacy. Data were collected from March 16until March 27, 2015. A survey was administered to 100 nurses working in two university hospitals located in D city and K province. All data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 20.0; general characteristics and variables were tested using descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages. At-test and one-way ANOVA were used to test empathy according to general characteristics; Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to test empathy’s correlation with each variable. Factors affecting empathy were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression. The results are as follows:
No differences in participants’ general characteristics were found. Participants exhibiting higher attachment avoidance exhibited lower empathy; higher attachment anxiety and communication self-efficacy were correlated with higher empathy. Self-esteem was not significantly correlated with empathy. Attachment avoidance, attachment anxiety, and communication self-efficacy were found to affect empathy, with 13.1% total explanatory power. This study is significant as it identifies factors affecting empathy in nurses; this basic information may be used to structure intervention studies on empathy enhancement.
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Purpose
2. Methods
2.1 Study Design
2.2 Participants
2.3 Measurement
2.4 Data Collection
2.5 Data analysis
3. Results
3.1 General Characteristics of Participants
3.2 Descriptive Data of Empathy, Adult Attachment, Self-esteem, Communication Self-efficacy
3.3 Empathy According to General Characteristics
3.4 Correlations between Empathy and Adult Attachment, Self-esteem, and Communication Self-efficacy
3.5 Variables influencing empathy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
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