Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy: making sense of the total score through a second order confirmatory factor analysis

Background: Empathy is a key aspect of the physician-patient interactions. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) is one of the most used empathy measures of medical students. The development of cross-cultural empathy studies depends on valid and reliable translations of the JSE. This study sought to:...

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Main Author: Ferreira-Valente, M. Alexandra (author)
Other Authors: Costa, Patrício Soares (author), Elorduy, Marta (author), Virumbrales, Montserrat (author), Costa, Manuel João (author), Palés, Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Empathy
Medical students
Validity and reliability
Second order confirmatory factor analysis
Gender
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Clínica
Social Sciences
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/50995
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/50995

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/50995

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