Relationships among empathy,meaning in life and altruistic behavior in medical students
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2025.11.13
- VernacularTitle:医学生共情与生命意义感及利他行为的关系
- Author:
Yingjuan HE
1
;
Yujie LIU
;
Kai DONG
;
Junpeng SU
;
Hailong ZHANG
;
Miao MIAO
Author Information
1. 牡丹江医科大学公共卫生学院,黑龙江牡丹江 157000
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical students;
empathy;
altruistic behavior;
meaning in life
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2025;39(11):1007-1012
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the relationship between empathy and meaning in life among medical students,and explore the mediating role of altruistic behavior.Methods:A total of 581 medical students were recrui-ted.They were assessed with the Interpersonal Reactivity Index-C(IRI-C),Altruistic Behavior Questionnaire of College Students(ABQ-CS),and Quadripartite Existential Meaning Scale(QEMS).The bootstrap method was used to test the hypothesized mediating effect.Results:The scores of IRI-C were positively correlated with the scores of ABQ-CS and QEMS(r=0.45,0.21,Ps＜0.001).The scores of ABQ-CS were positively correlated with the QEMS scores(r=0.46,P＜0.001).Altruism was a complete mediator between empathy and meaning in life,the indirect effect was 0.20(95％CI:0.15-0.26).Conclusion:This study reveals the underlying connections a-mong altruistic behavior,empathy,and meaning in life among medical students,suggesting that interventions targe-ting empathy and altruistic behavior may enhance their meaning in life.
