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Research Summary: Cognitive empathy and psychological distress in health sciences students: a cross-sectional study
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- Frontiers in Education
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- Aziz Shuaib Ausi
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- 2 October 2026
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A cross-sectional study is being conducted to explore the relationship between cognitive empathy and psychological distress among health sciences students. The research aims to understand how these factors vary across different health science disciplines and stages of training, and to analyze their interrelationship while accounting for sociodemographic and academic variables. Cognitive empathy, defined as perspective-taking, is recognized as a crucial socioemotional competence in health professions education and has been linked to psychological adjustment.
Why it matters
Understanding the interplay between cognitive empathy and psychological distress is vital for ensuring the well-being and professional readiness of future healthcare professionals. This research can inform educational strategies and support systems designed to cultivate essential socioemotional skills and mitigate mental health challenges in demanding academic and clinical environments.
Key insights
- Cognitive empathy is defined as the ability to adopt another person's perspective.
- Cognitive empathy is considered a key socioemotional competence within health professions education.
- Prior associations exist between cognitive empathy, psychological adjustment, and lower psychological distress.
- Existing evidence is limited on how cognitive empathy and psychological distress vary across disciplines and training stages in large, multidisciplinary samples.
- The study aims to analyze differences in cognitive empathy and psychological distress across various Health Sciences degree programs and training stages.
- The study also intends to examine the relationship between cognitive empathy and psychological distress, controlling for sociodemographic and academic factors.
Source
Frontiers in Education — https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2026.1943013
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