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Impact of the Empathic Understanding of People and Type D Personality as the Correlates of Social Skills of Primary Health Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak

    (Department of Family and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 6 Street, 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Grzegorz Józef Nowicki

    (Department of Family and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 6 Street, 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Daria Schneider-Matyka

    (Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Grochans

    (Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Barbara Ślusarska

    (Department of Family and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 6 Street, 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

Efficient functioning at work depends on social skills. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship among empathy, type D personality traits, and the level of social skills among Primary Health Care (PHC) nurses. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 446 PHC nurses. In the multidimensional model, after taking into account disruptive variables (age, place of residence, postgraduate education and self-assessment of health), as in one-dimensional models, respondents with a higher level of empathic understanding of other people were found to have a higher level of social skills (b = 0.76; SE = 0.11; p < 0.001), while a lower level of social skills was observed among respondents with traits which are characteristic of type D personality (b = −11.86; SE = 2.28; p < 0.001). The results of the study show that personal predispositions, such as empathy or type D personality, may support or hinder the shaping of social skills of nurses. Therefore, it is essential to create an individualised approach when nurses are undergoing social skills training.

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  • Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak & Grzegorz Józef Nowicki & Daria Schneider-Matyka & Elżbieta Grochans & Barbara Ślusarska, 2022. "Impact of the Empathic Understanding of People and Type D Personality as the Correlates of Social Skills of Primary Health Care Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:201-:d:1012546
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    1. Lucyna Iwanow & Mariusz Jaworski & Joanna Gotlib & Mariusz Panczyk, 2021. "A Model of Factors Determining Nurses’ Attitudes towards Learning Communicative Competences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-15, February.
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