Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Mark Pearson, Mathematics & Statistics; Dr. Aaron Franzen, Sociology & Social Work; Dr. Paul Pearson, Mathematics & Statistics
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-14-2023
Abstract
Pre-health students endure rigorous education to prepare for treating patients, but potentially not for every aspect of patient care. Beyond medical knowledge, successful patient interactions often include moral decision making and the possession of traits such as empathy. There is little research on early physician and nurse development, with a substantial gap at the undergraduate level. This is significant as the trend toward a decrease in empathy could begin sooner. We explore this using latent class analysis to categorize participants based upon survey response patterns regarding numerous indicators, the most dominant class indicators being religion and political views.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Johnson, Bergen; DeYoung, Gabe; and Stafford, Matthew, "Identity Development and Empathy Among Pre-Health Students: A Longitudinal Study Employing Latent Class Analysis" (2023). 22nd Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2023). Paper 17.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curca_22/17
April 14, 2023. Copyright © 2023 Hope College, Holland, Michigan.
Comments
This research was supported by Tanis Mathematics Research Fund.