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Factors that affect the empathy constructs among a sample of clinical social workers in Kuwait

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ID9972663
AuthorsHend Al-Ma’seb (Kuwait University, Kuwait, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume60
Issue6
Pages1537-1547
Publication date2017-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872817695398
OpenAlexW2592026050
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Empathy is an important tool that clinical social workers use during their interventions with clients. This study aims to explore the knowledge base on empathy among clinical social workers in Kuwait. It investigates the relationship between empathy and three constructs and some demographic variables. The sample ( N = 527) consisted of clinical social workers practicing in Kuwait. The findings revealed significant relationships (1) between empathy, compassionate contextual assessment, intrinsic help and emotional support, and gender; (2) between empathy, compassionate contextual assessment, and participants’ majors in college; and (3) between empathy, intrinsic help and emotional support, and participants’ income

Affect (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sample (material · Clinical Psychology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Empathy and Medical Education · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
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