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KMID : 1025620170200030317
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Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
2017 Volume.20 No. 3 p.317 ~ p.329
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The Relationships between Moral Self-Concept, Ethical Sensitivity, and Empathy in College Students
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Kim Ji-Mee
Hong Sung-Kyung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between moral self-concept (MSC), ethical sensitivity (ES), and empathy in college students in South Korea. This study was a descriptive investigation using a structured questionnaire administered to 625 college students in one city in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The data were analyzed by means of a canonical correlation analysis using PASW Statistics 18.0. The mean score for MSC was 3.11±0.34; ES and empathy were 3.92±0.53, 3.59±0.38, respectively. The complicated correlations between MSC, ES, and empathy were identified. The canonical variate indicated that the subjects had lower “moral self-identification,” “moral self-acceptance,” “moral self-action” ; and “ES” showed lower “perspective taking,” “do imagine,” and “empathic concern.” The results of this study indicate that there is a need for educational strategies to nurture MSC, ES, and empathy in Korean college students.
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KEYWORD
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morals, self-concept, ethical sensitivity, empathy, college
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