Empathy study Cologne: A cross-sectional analysis exploring empathy in German dental students
High levels of empathy among German dental students were observed, associated with gender specific differences and a significant decrease in empathy in males over the last two years of study. These findings highlight the need for targeted educational interventions, especially in the later years of study, to maintain and promote empathy throughout dental education.
Authors
- Michael J. Wicht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4693-7184)
- Anna Greta Barbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0169-2582)
- Nils Spiekermann
- Christoph Matthias Schoppmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3269-8920)
- Isabel Deeg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-5873)
- Evamarie Brock-Midding
- Constantin Justus Serwe
- Nicolas Frenzel Baudisch
Institutions
- Cologne Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Infas Institut für Angewandte Sozialwissenschaft (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/zma001811
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00