Self-disclosure, empathy and anxiety in nurses

İbrahimoğlu Ö., MERSİN S., Açıkgöz G., Çağlar M., Akyol E., Özkan B., ...More

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, vol.58, no.2, pp.724-732, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ppc.12842
  • Journal Name: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.724-732
  • Keywords: anxiety, empathy, nursing, self-disclosure
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship between self-disclosure, empathy, and anxiety in nurses. Design and Methods: The study was conducted with 255 nurses working in hospitals in Turkey. Data were collected using a Sociodemographic Form, the Self-Disclosure Scale (SDS), the Basic Empathy Scale (BES), and the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Findings: A statistically significant positive relationship was found among the SDS, BES, and Spielberger STAI. Practice Implications: Psychiatric nurses should ensure the reduction of nurses' anxiety levels by planning different interventions such as psychotherapy, counseling, and training. They may determine nurses' self-disclosure and empathy skills as well as their needs.