Threshold Effects of Empathy on Self‐Compassion in Dental Hygiene Students: A Segmented Regression Analysis
This study revealed an online a relationship between empathy and self-compassion, with self-compassion significantly declining in students with exceptionally high empathy levels. Additionally, self-compassion was positively associated with perceived health status, while third-year students exhibited higher empathy scores.
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
- European Journal Of Dental Education
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eje.70117
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00