Empathy and xenophobic attitudes toward migrants among midwifery students in Türkiye: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, cilt.26, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s12889-026-27913-0
- Dergi Adı: BMC Public Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index, Directory of Open Access Journals, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Natural Science Collection (ProQuest), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Empathic tendency, Midwifery, Transcultural care, Xenophobia
- İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study examined xenophobia and empathic tendency among 724 midwifery students from different regions of Turkey. Data were collected online using the Student Information Form, the Empathic Tendency Scale, and the Xenophobia Scale, and analyzed with non-parametric tests. Empathy tendencies differed in terms of the university attended, citizenship status, income level, intercultural friendships, and providing care to a foreign individual during clinical practice. Xenophobia levels, on the other hand, were significantly associated with the university attended, perceived income level, type of place of residence where they grew up, family type, and having taken a course on intercultural midwifery. No significant association was found between empathic tendency and xenophobia.