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1College of Nursing, HungKuang University, Taichung, Taiwan (ROC).
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
|October 7, 2025
Summary
Nursing students' personality traits, particularly empathy and emotional stability, significantly influence caring behaviors. Targeted training in nursing education can enhance these crucial competencies for compassionate care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Psychology
- Healthcare Professions
Background:
- Personality traits influence nursing compassion and empathy.
- The relationship between personality, caring behavior, and empathy in nursing students requires further exploration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the links between caring behavior, empathy, and personality traits in nursing students.
- To identify key predictors of caring behavior among nursing students.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey of 148 university nursing students in central Taiwan.
- Data collected via structured questionnaires from participants aged 20+ with clinical practice experience.
Main Results:
- Caring behavior positively correlated with agreeableness.
- Empathy associated with agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness.
- Empathy, emotional stability, and caring training predicted caring behavior (R2=15.9%).
Conclusions:
- Empathy and emotional stability are crucial for nursing students' caring behaviors.
- Targeted training interventions can enhance caring competencies in nursing students.
- Nursing curricula should integrate empathy workshops and reflective practices to foster compassionate care.
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