Empathic Tendencies among Student Nurses and Student Teachers: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The current study compares the empathic tendencies of student nurses and student teachers and identifies whether there are significant differences in the levels due to gender and academic level, data were collected from a study sample of 552 student nurses and student teachers using the Empathic Tendencies Scale. Results showed moderate levels with no significant differences between nurses and teachers, but showed significant differences in the level of empathic tendencies by gender, in favour of female students, and by academic level, in favour of third- and fourth-year academic students.
 
 Received: 17 January 2021 / Accepted: 3 March 2021 / Published: 10 May 2021