Impact of the Empathic Understanding of People and Type D Personality as the Correlates of Social Skills of Primary Health Care Nurses

A Cross-Sectional Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15508387
AuthorsAgnieszka Chrzan‐Rodak (0000-0001-8786-4079, Medical University of Lublin), Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak (Medical University of Lublin), Grzegorz Nowicki (0000-0002-0503-8847, Medical University of Lublin), Daria Schneider-Matyka (0000-0002-0303-9504, Pomeranian Medical University, corresponding author), Elżbieta Grochans (0000-0002-3679-7002, Pomeranian Medical University), Barbara Ślusarska (0000-0003-0101-9216, Medical University of Lublin)
Year2022
Volume20
Issue1
Pages201-201
Publication date2022-12-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20010201
PMID36612523
OpenAlexW4312117126
LanguageEN
References cited38

Efficient functioning at work depends on social skills. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship among empathy, type D personality traits, and the level of social skills among Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 446 PHC nurses. In the multidimensional model, after taking into account disruptive variables (age, place of residence, postgraduate education and self-assessment of health), as in one-dimensional models, respondents with a higher level of empathic understanding of other people were found to have a higher level of social skills (b = 0.76; SE = 0.11; p < 0.001), while a lower level of social skills was observed among respondents with traits which are characteristic of type D personality (b = −11.86; SE = 2.28; p < 0.001). The results of the study show that personal predispositions, such as empathy or type D personality, may support or hinder the shaping of social skills of nurses. Therefore, it is essential to create an individualised approach when nurses are undergoing social skills training

Big Five personality traits · Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Personality · Residence · Social skills · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Empathy and Medical Education · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying