Wang Jing,Liao Qiaoling,Liu Rui,Influence of nursing students empathy on moral courage: the path of moral sensitivity[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2024,37(2):168-172
Influence of nursing students empathy on moral courage: the path of moral sensitivity
DOI:10.11886/scjsws20230128001
English keywords:Nursing students  Empathy  Moral courage  Moral sensitivity  Mediation analysis
Fund projects:西南医科大学2022年高等教育教学研究与改革项目(项目名称:医学生共情能力与道德勇气的关系:以道德敏感性为中介变量,项目编号:JG2022239)
Author NameAffiliationPostcode
Wang Jing Sichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang Mianyang 621000 China 621000
Liao Qiaoling* Sichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang Mianyang 621000 China 621000
Liu Rui Sichuan Mental Health Center·The Third Hospital of Mianyang Mianyang 621000 China 621000
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      Background Nurses' moral courage is a special type of altruistic behavior, which is considered to be a key factor to improve patient safety. Empathy level can positively predict altruistic behavior, and moral sensitivity exerts an obvious mediation role in the positive prediction. At present, there is no relevant research to explore the path role of moral sensitivity in the relationship between empathy and moral courage.Objective To verify the mediation role of moral sensitivity in the relationship between empathy and moral courage among nursing students, so as to provide references for increasing the moral courage among nursing students.Methods From June 1 to June 30, 2022, a total of 602 nursing students were recruited via convenience sampling from a tertiary grade A hospital in Mianyang, and participants were assessed using Interpersonal Reactivity Index-Chinese (IRI-C), Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire-Revised Chinese Version (MSQ-R-CV) and Nurses' Moral Courage Scale (NMCS). Pearson correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation among above scales. The Process macro plug-in for SPSS was used to test the mediation effect of moral sensitivity on the relationship between empathy and moral courage.Results A total of 602 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective recovery rate of 96.78%. IRI-C score of nursing students was positively correlated with MSQ-R-CV score and NMCS score (r=0.269, 0.146, P<0.01). MSQ-R-CV score was positively correlated with NMCS score (r=0.722, P<0.01). The mediation effect model was established with IRI-C score as independent variable, MSQ-R-CV score as intermediary variable, and NMCS score as dependent variable. Analysis showed that the direct effect of empathy on moral courage among nursing students was not significant (direct effect value of -0.052, 95% CI: -0.178~0.008), while analysis yielded a significant indirect effect of empathy on moral courage via moral sensitivity (indirect effect value of 0.189, 95% CI: 0.209~0.407).Conclusion The moral sensitivity of nursing students plays a significant mediation role in the relationship between empathy and moral courage. [Funded by 2022 Higher Education Teaching Research and Reform Project of Southwest Medical University (number, JG2022239)]
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