Observations of Empathy of Nursing-Home Staff: A Predictive Study
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 21 (4) , 281-290
- https://doi.org/10.2190/hbyu-0hgv-2hld-4jv1
Abstract
This study examines the power of seven demographic variables to predict the extent to which nursing-home staff offer empathy in their interactions with nursing-home residents. Behavioral observations, found to have rater-to-rater reliability, were utilized. Of the seven predictor variables (sex, age, employment status, length of work experience, education, type of institution, and occupational level), only the multiple r and work experience were found significant, although age came close to significance. Younger staff members with moderate lengths of experience were found the most empathic.Keywords
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