Development of a metacognitive effort construct of empathy during clinical training: A longitudinal study of the factor structure of the jefferson scale of empathy

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 5-17

  Stansfield, R Brent ^a   Schwartz, Alan ^b   O’Brien, Celia Laird ^c   Dekhtyar, Michael ^d   Dunham, Lisette ^d   Quirk, Mark ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical empathy; Learning environment; Medical education; Metacognition; Psychometrics; Sychometrics

Indexed keywords

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPATHY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METACOGNITION; MODEL; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EMPATHY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008473991     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-015-9605-1     Document Type: Article

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