ANDROGYNY PREDICTS EMPATHY FOR TRAINEES IN MEDICINE

Authors
YARNOLD PR MARTIN GJ SOLTYSIK RC NIGHTINGALE SD
Citation
Pr. Yarnold et al., ANDROGYNY PREDICTS EMPATHY FOR TRAINEES IN MEDICINE, Perceptual and motor skills, 77(2), 1993, pp. 576-578
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
77
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
576 - 578
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1993)77:2<576:APEFTI>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Data from 65 medical students and residents support the hypothesis tha t scores on a measure of androgyny are predictive of those on an index of empathy but relatively modest predictive accuracy was observed for sympathetic responses. Further exploration is suggested.