Open AccessEMPATHY IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Author(s) -
Stanislava Stoyanova,
Tsvetelina Mihaylova,
Tsvetomir Dimitrov,
Anton Koychev
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychiatria danubina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1849-0867
pISSN - 0353-5053
DOI - 10.24869/psyd.2022.547
Subject(s) - empathy , personal distress , psychology , interpersonal reactivity index , empathic concern , worry , perspective taking , distress , anxiety , perspective (graphical) , cognition , clinical psychology , interpersonal communication , health care , social psychology , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science , economics , economic growth
Empathy is important for successful interactions. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the cognitive component (Perspective taking) and affective components (Empathic concern and Personal distress) of empathy in health professionals were related to the degree of perceived threat of coronavirus, difficulties in doing work, difficulties in getting along with people, the health condition (current or past coronavirus disease), as well as with some socio-demographic characteristics. Fantasy as the cognitive component of empathy was not the focus of the present study as more irrelevant to clinical practice.