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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2020.26.3.290

Mediating effect of communication ability in the relation between empathy and interpersonal relation in nursing students  

Jo, Eunhee (Kunsan College of Nursing)
Kim, Hyun-Sook (Department of Nursing, Kunjang University College)
Hwang, Soon-Jung (Department of Nursing, VISION College of Jeonju)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.26, no.3, 2020 , pp. 290-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to grasp the correlation between communication ability, empathy, and interpersonal relations among nursing students, and to explore the mediating effect of empathy on the relation between communication and interpersonal relation in nursing students. Methods: Participants were 209 college students in the Department of Nursing at two universities. The data collection period was from October 1, 2019 to November 1, 2019. The questionnaire consisted of measuring tools for general characteristics, communication ability, interpersonal relation and empathy. SPSS/23.0 program was used. The analysis used descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, multiple regression analysis, and Sobel's tests. Results: The communication ability was nursing major satisfaction (t=8.25, p<.001), and last year's average grade (t=7.29, p=.001). Interpersonal relationships showed significant differences in gender (t=2.51, p=.013) and nursing major satisfaction (t=10.99, p<.001). Communication ability and empathy (r=.37, p<.001), communication ability and interpersonal relation (r=.77, p<.001), empathy and interpersonal relation (r=.43, p<.001) showed a significant static correlation. In communication ability and interpersonal relation, empathy had a partial mediating effect (Z=2.97, p<.001), and explanatory power was 62%. Conclusion: To improve the communication ability and interpersonal relation of nursing students, it is necessary to develop a personalized and empathy-enhanced education program for each grade.
Keywords
Nursing students; Communication; Empathy; Interpersonal relation;
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