title: Assessment of Korean Pharmacy Students' Empathy Using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To validate the Korean-translated Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Student version (JSE-HPS) and to investigate the empathy levels of pharmacy students in South Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  The JSE-HPS and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) were administered to 452 pharmacy students in their second and third years at 5 Korean universities. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlations, and one-way ANOVAs were conducted for data analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final sample size comprised 447 responses. The 3-factor model of the JSE-HPS was confirmed by CFA and the convergent validity was also supported by its correlations with the IRI subscales. The overall mean score was 80.3. Pharmacy students enrolled in women's or private universities reported significantly higher levels of overall empathy than their counterparts in co-ed or national universities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings empirically support the psychometric soundness of the Korean JSE-HPS for pharmacy students.
authors.affiliation: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Soohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Sookmyung Women's University College of Pharmacy, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Jefferson Scale of Empathy; empathy; interpersonal reactivity index; pharmacy students