A latent growth model suggests that empathy of medical students does not decline over time

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 509-522

  Costa, Patrício ^a   Magalhães, Eunice ^a   Costa, Manuel João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Empathy; Latent growth modelling; Longitudinal analysis; Medicine; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84881025788     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-012-9390-z     Document Type: Article

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