Distinct correlates of empathy and compassion with burnout and affective symptoms in health professionals and students
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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43(2): 186-188, Mar.-Apr. 2021. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
The causes of high rates of psychological distress among health professionals and students are largely unknown. Health professionals respond to those who are in distress with empathy (feeling what others feel) or compassion (caring about what others feel). This study aims to investigate whether empathy and compassion are distinct traits and how both traits are associated with negative affect (burnout, depression, anxiety and anger symptoms) in undergraduate students and professionals in medicine, psychology and nursing.Methods:
A sample of 464 students and professionals filled out an online protocol with a sociodemographic data questionnaire and self-report questionnaires covering the variables of interest.Results:
The findings indicate that empathy is associated with higher negative affect, while compassion is associate with lower negative affect, which suggests that they are different traits.Conclusion:
Our findings provide new evidence that the well-being of health professionals might be affected differently depending on socioemotional traits relevant to emotional connection.
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Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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Empathy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health/US
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)/BR
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Yale University/US
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