Insomnia mediates the relation between empathy and anxiety among nursing students: a latent moderated mediation model of self-compassion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing students are faced with multiple challenges and have a higher probability of suffering from anxiety. The current study aims to explore the relation between empathy and anxiety, examining the mediation and moderation effects of insomnia and self-compassion, respectively.

Methods

This study employed a convenient sampling method, recruiting 1,161 nursing students (female = 923, male = 238, Mean_age = 18.37, SD_age = 2.38) from three universities in China. These students completed the questionnaires online, including General Anxiety Disorder -7 (GAD-7), Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Nursing student (JSPE-NS), Youth Self-rating Insomnia Scale -8 (YSIS-8), and Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). The study employed latent variable structural e

SUBMITTER: Tang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11330050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature