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. 2022 Dec 23;20(1):201.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010201.

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

Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak  1 , Grzegorz Józef Nowicki  1 , Daria Schneider-Matyka  2 , Elżbieta Grochans  2 , Barbara Ślusarska  1
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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

Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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.

Keywords: empathy; nursing competences; personality traits; primary health care; social skills; type D personality.

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Conceptual model: A holistic approach to nursing competences.
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Procedure for collecting PHC Centres and respondents’ forms.
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Relationships between Social Competences Profile and Empathic Understanding Questionnaire: (a) Social Competences Profile (PROKOS): Total score; (b) Subscale (A): Assertive competences; (c) Subscale (K): Cooperative competences; (d) Subscale (T): Social mindedness; (e) Subscale (Z): Social resourcefulness; (f) Subscale (S): Community awareness.
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Figure 4
Relationships between Social Competences Profile and type D personality: (a) Social Competences Profile (PROKOS): Total score; (b) Subscale (A): Assertive competences; (c) Subscale (K): Cooperative competences; (d) Subscale (T): Social mindedness; (e) Subscale (Z): Social resourcefulness; (f) Subscale (S): Community awareness.
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Figure 4
Relationships between Social Competences Profile and type D personality: (a) Social Competences Profile (PROKOS): Total score; (b) Subscale (A): Assertive competences; (c) Subscale (K): Cooperative competences; (d) Subscale (T): Social mindedness; (e) Subscale (Z): Social resourcefulness; (f) Subscale (S): Community awareness.
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This study was funded by the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (funding number: WNoZ-302-03/S/16/2021).

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