Exploring empathy in first-semester nursing students using the empathy quotient (EQ)
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Adolescent, Nursing Care, Social Class, Empathy, SexAbstract
Introduction: Empathy, whether considered dimension or competence, is crucial for the development of our social species, especially in a situation as particular as caring for others. Objective: To determine the empathy quotient of first-semester nursing students of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Bucaramanga. Materials and Methods: The empathy quotient was analyzed using the Baron-Cohen and Wheelwright’s EQ test in all first-semester students (N: 100). Relationships among sex, age, social stratum, and origin were determined using t and F tests and ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, and Canonical Analysis (CA). Results: No statistical differences were found between empathy quotients and sex, age, social stratum, or origin, but there were variations in data distribution. An inverse correlation was found between empathy quotients and age and social stratum. Conclusions: The mean empathy quotient of the first-semester nursing student population was 40.3, placing it at a medium level; the study group was quite heterogeneous, with low to medium empathy development. It becomes necessary to design strategies during their undergraduate studies for developing empathy in this population of students since the vast majority will obtain their professional degrees before reaching brain maturity.
How to cite this article: Jerez-Jaimes Javier Hernando, Rodríguez- Corredor Zuly Andrea, Narváez-Parra Eliana Ximena. Explorando la Empatía de Estudiantes de primer semestre de Enfermería mediante el Empathy Quotient (EQ). Revista Cuidarte. 2022;13(2):e1954. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.1954
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