Relationship between Psychological Well-Being and Empathy in Resident Physicians of a Public University in México

Abstract

Introduction: The study of the relationship between psychological well-being and empathy in medical residents has been little explored in México. Objective: To identify the relationship between psychological well-being and empathy with patients, in medical residents of a public university in Mexico. Method: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. The Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (PWS) and the Jefferson Medical Scale of Empathy (JSE) were applied to 139 residents from the first to the fourth year of varied specialties.Results: A significant and positive correlation was found between the PWS and the JSE (r =.460; p