A multi-institutional and cross-sectional study on empathy in Chinese medical students: differences by student cadre or not, future career preference, and father’s education status

Abstract Background The aims of this study were to examine the factor structure of the Chinese version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy for medical students (JSE-S) and investigate differences in empathy scores among Chinese medical students according to gender, student cadre or not, future career...

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Main Authors: Kangqi Yi, Mingyi Kang, Dongju Li, Zhipeng Wang, Jinsong Bai, Huiming Xu, Shulan Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-1935-x