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EMOTIONAL EMPATHY AND ALTRUISM AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Author(s): Saira Khan*, Marriam Ihsan, Sehrish Farooq, Muhammad Maqsood Iqbal and Marriam Rubab M Objective: In the present study the empathy-altruism hypothesis was studied. According to empathy-altruism hypothesis, altruistic acts stimulated by empathy, are directed to improve another person's welfare. Purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of the emotional empathy and altruism and to determine the predictive power of emotional empathy for altruism among health professionals. Methods: Correlational and cross-sectional research designs were used for the present study. Sample size was estimated through G*power and 200 health professionals (100 MBBS and 100 BDS) were taken from different government and private hospitals and health institutes through purposive sampling technique. Age range of participants was 24-35 years (M=31.45, SD=3.39). Bio data form, Multidimensional Emotional Empathy Scale and Helping attitude scale were used to get demographic informati.. Read More» DOI: 10.54615/2231-7805.47242

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