Impact of Perfectionism and Resilience on Empathy in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Empathy is a cognitive attribute that forms the cornerstone for good doctor-patient encounters. The formative period for the development of empathy toward patients begins with clinical encounters within medical school. An individual medical student's empathy levels may in part be a product of their resilience and perfectionist attitudes. A cross-sectional study with 320 medical students across all years of study was conducted to determine the correlation of perfectionism and resilience with clinical empathy in medical students. The JSE-S, CD-RISC 10, and APS-R scales were used to assess levels of empathy, resilience, and perfectionism, respectively. The study found that a positive correlation exists between resilience (r = 0.174) and academic year with empathy, and a negative correl

SUBMITTER: Rafaqat W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185014 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature