The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Data

By M. Hojat, S. Mangione, T. Nasca, Mitchell J. M. Cohen, J. Gonnella, J. B. Erdmann, J. Veloski, Michael Magee. 2001

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Teacher Empathy: A Model of Empathy for Teaching for Student Success (2019, background): “…empathy in higher education, multiple definitions of empathy have been generated by researchers from various disciplines, including health care (Hojat et al, 2001), social-neuroscience (Decety and Jackson 2006), philosophy (Stueber 2006), psychology (Batson 2009), and social work (Segal 2011).”
Information seeking and social support in online health communities: impact on patients' perceived empathy (2011, methodology): “Interpersonal Reactivity Index for measuring an individual's empathy, and the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy”
The Empathy Assessment Index (EAI): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Multidimensional Model of Empathy (2011, background): “Other instruments measure empathy within a specific group, such as the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (Hojat et al., 2001) or individuals‘ empathy toward people of different racial/ethnic backgrounds (Wang et al., 2003).”
Intervention to promote physician well-being, job satisfaction, and professionalism: a randomized clinical trial. (2014, background): “Engagement and meaning at work, mean (SD) EWS (12-84) 54.”