Examination of the Empathy Scores of Undergraduate and Graduate Students Enrolled in a Faculty of Dentistry
Background: The aim of this study is to examine the empathy scores of undergraduate and graduate students studying at Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry.Methods: A total of 465 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Atatürk University’s Faculty of Dentistry during the 2024-2025 academic year participated in the study. A questionnaire form was administered digitally to these students, including 11 questions addressing sociodemographic characteristics and the 20-question Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Student Version (JSPE-S) to assess the students’ empathy scores. For statistical analysis of data, p
Authors
- Hatice Yemenoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2532-2896)
- Gurbet Alev Oztas Sahiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0565-6194)
- Melek Beder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1483-3132)
Institutions
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Atatürk University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Selcuk Dental Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15311/selcukdentj.1766374
- Primary Topic
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00