A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students

Elizabeth J Austin; Phillip Evans; Belinda Magnus; Katie O'Hanlon

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x

A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students

Elizabeth J Austin, Phillip Evans, Belinda Magnus, Katie O'Hanlon

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

There is considerable interest in the attributes other than cognitive ability that medical students need in order to be professionally successful, with a particular focus on empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). Selection considerations have also motivated interest in such attributes as predictors of academic success. There are reports of declines in empathy in US medical students, but no comparative information is available for UK students.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-9
Number of pages	6
Journal	Medical Education
Volume	41
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical Competence
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emotions
Empathy
Female
General Surgery
Humans
Intelligence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Problem-Based Learning
Scotland
Sex Factors
Students, Medical

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x

Cite this

@article{23f6e7071f624febaf3ace8981d888cb,

title = "A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students",

abstract = "There is considerable interest in the attributes other than cognitive ability that medical students need in order to be professionally successful, with a particular focus on empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). Selection considerations have also motivated interest in such attributes as predictors of academic success. There are reports of declines in empathy in US medical students, but no comparative information is available for UK students.",

keywords = "Attitude of Health Personnel, Clinical Competence, Cohort Studies, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emotions, Empathy, Female, General Surgery, Humans, Intelligence, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Problem-Based Learning, Scotland, Sex Factors, Students, Medical",

author = "Austin, \{Elizabeth J\} and Phillip Evans and Belinda Magnus and Katie O'Hanlon",

year = "2007",

doi = "10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x",

language = "English",

volume = "41",

pages = "684--9",

journal = "Medical Education",

issn = "1365-2923",

publisher = "Wiley",

number = "7",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students

AU - Austin, Elizabeth J

AU - Evans, Phillip

AU - Magnus, Belinda

AU - O'Hanlon, Katie

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - There is considerable interest in the attributes other than cognitive ability that medical students need in order to be professionally successful, with a particular focus on empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). Selection considerations have also motivated interest in such attributes as predictors of academic success. There are reports of declines in empathy in US medical students, but no comparative information is available for UK students.

AB - There is considerable interest in the attributes other than cognitive ability that medical students need in order to be professionally successful, with a particular focus on empathy and emotional intelligence (EI). Selection considerations have also motivated interest in such attributes as predictors of academic success. There are reports of declines in empathy in US medical students, but no comparative information is available for UK students.

KW - Attitude of Health Personnel

KW - Clinical Competence

KW - Cohort Studies

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Emotions

KW - Empathy

KW - Female

KW - General Surgery

KW - Humans

KW - Intelligence

KW - Longitudinal Studies

KW - Male

KW - Problem-Based Learning

KW - Scotland

KW - Sex Factors

KW - Students, Medical

U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02795.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 17614889

SN - 1365-2923

VL - 41

SP - 684

EP - 689

JO - Medical Education

JF - Medical Education

IS - 7

ER -

A preliminary study of empathy, emotional intelligence and examination performance in MBChB students

Abstract

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this