The Effects of Empathy on Interpersonal Relationship through the Mediating Effect of Egoresilience in Nursing Students

Abstract

Purpose: The study was performed to investigate the effects of empathy on interpersonal relationships through the mediating effect of ego-resilience in nursing students. Methods: Data were collected from June 5 to 30, 2018 using a self-report questionnaire mea- suring empathy, interpersonal relationships and ego-resilience. The sample was 204 nursing college students. SPSS WIN 23.0 pro- grams were used to analyze the data. Results: Ego-resilience was positively related to empathy (r = .37, p < .001) and interpersonal relationships (r = .36, p < .001) and empathy was positively related to interpersonal relationships (r = .37, p < .001). Regression analysis showed that ego-resilience was affected by empathy (β = 0.37, p < .001), interpersonal relationships were affected by empathy (β = 0.37, p < .001). Interpersonal relationships were affected by empathy (β = 0.28, p < .001) and ego-resilience (β = 0.26, p < .001). Therefore ego-resilience mediates between empathy and interpersonal relationships. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop an effec- tive intervention program to improve nursing students’empathy and ego-resilience. PU - Korean Society of Biological Nursing Science