Perceived Suitability for Being a Dental Hygienist and Self‐Compassion: A 6‐Month Longitudinal Cohort Study
Lower self-compassion and higher depressive symptoms at baseline were associated with later reports of being not well-suited/uncertain. These findings indicate associations between self-compassion and perceived suitability; causal inferences cannot be made from this observational study.
Authors
- Sumio Akifusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7962-8762)
- Maya Izumi
- Hsiu‐Yueh Liu
Institutions
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- Kyushu Dental University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dental Education
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.70174
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00