Research Article
Emotional and Cognitive Empathy in First-Year Medical Students
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.
| Gender | | Male | 90 (71%) | Female | 36 (29%) | Age | | Mean ± SD | 21.0 ± 2.94 | Range | 18–33 | 18-19 yrs | 39 (31%) | 20–24 yrs | 69 (55%) | >24 yrs | 18 (14%) | Grown up with | | Mother | 10 (8%) | Father | 2 (2%) | Both | 113 (90%) | Other | 1 (1%) | Number of siblings () | | Median (min–max) | 1 (0–10) | Place of living () | | At home with family | 31 (25%) | Moved out | 93 (75%) | Religious community | | Active member | 40 (32%) | Nonactive member | 86 (68%) | Number of close relationships | | 1 | 2 (2%) | 2 | 17 (13%) | 3 | 19 (15%) | 4 | 21 (17%) | 5 or more | 67 (53%) | Social networking with Facebook | | Yes | 114 (90%) | No | 12 (10%) | Daily internet time | | Less than 1 hour | 36 (29%) | More than 1 hour | 90 (71%) | Specialization choice () | | Continuity of patient contact | 51 (41%) | Less interpersonal contact | 40 (32%) | No idea | 34 (27%) | Own psychiatric or psychotherapeutic experience | | Yes | 10 (8%) | No | 116 (92%) |
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