The role of empathy and psychological need satisfaction in pharmacy students' burnout and well-beingopen access
- Authors
- Cho, Eun; Jeon, Soohyun
- Issue Date
- Feb-2019
- Publisher
- BMC
- Keywords
- Pharmacy student; Empathy; Psychological needs; Burnout; Psychological well-being; Korea
- Citation
- BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, v.19
- Journal Title
- BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
- Volume
- 19
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/3833
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12909-019-1477-2
- ISSN
- 1472-6920
- Abstract
- BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Korean pharmacy students' empathy and psychological need satisfaction and their levels of burnout and psychological well-being, using structural equation modeling.MethodsThe participants were 452 pharmacy students from five South Korean universities. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (Health Professions Students version), the Activity-Feeling States Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey were used to assess empathy, psychological need satisfaction, and burnout, respectively. Psychological well-being was measured with the Mood Rating Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, and Satisfaction With Life Scale. The fits of the measurement and structural regression (SR) models with data on the four variables were evaluated using the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), incremental fit index (IFI), comparative fit index (CFI), and root mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) using AMOS 18.0.ResultsA total of 447 students (98.9%) completed the survey. The measurement model showed adequate fit indices; all hypothesized factor loadings were significant. The proposed SR model also showed an acceptable fit (TLI=0.92, IFI=0.94, CFI=0.94, RMSEA=0.072); each path was supported except the path from empathy to burnout (=0.005). Empathy was positively associated with psychological well-being (=0.18). Perceived satisfaction of psychological needs was positively related to psychological well-being (=0.59), but strongly and negatively related to burnout (=-0.71). The model explained 50 and 44% of variances in burnout and psychological well-being, respectively.ConclusionsPharmacy students' empathy and psychological needs should be considered in pharmacy education systems to promote psychological adjustment.
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