Empathy and its relation to anger in medicine students from the UAEH

Impact of the pandemic derived from covid-19

Keywords: Empathy, Anger, Medical Students, UAEH

Abstract

Currently, health professionals face a complex environment, where Human Rights and the complaint of non-conformity to an inadequate service are presented more regularly in Mexican society. For this reason, it is necessary to identify the level of empathy linking emotional regulation, specifically with the emotion of anger, in professionals in this sector, since these variables are essential in medical practice. The present study had the participation of students of the UAEH degree in medicine (n = 160) of the 4th, 5th and 6th semesters since from these semesters the students have interaction through their practices with patients and it is it is essential to know the level of development of these concepts in students; The instruments used for data collection were the Jefferson Medical Empathy Scale, which is based on a 7-point Likert scale, and the 10-item Anger-Trait Scale on the propensity to get upset. As main findings, it was found that there is a low relationship between anger regulation and medical empathy in UAEH medical students who carry out practices with patients.

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Published
2021-01-05
How to Cite
Jiménez Rodríguez , D., Sánchez Flores, F. I., & Lara Abad , G. E. (2021). Empathy and its relation to anger in medicine students from the UAEH. Boletín Científico De La Escuela Superior Atotonilco De Tula, 8(15), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.29057/esat.v8i15.6694

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