Threshold Effects of Empathy on Self-Compassion in Dental Hygiene Students: A Segmented Regression Analysis.

Key Points

• The central aim is to investigate how empathy impacts self-compassion among dental hygiene students.
• Analyzed data using segmented regression analysis to assess relationships between empathy and self-compassion.
• Surveyed dental hygiene students on their empathy levels and self-compassion scores.
• Examined differences based on year of study and perceived health status.
• Self-compassion significantly declines in students with exceptionally high empathy.
• A positive correlation exists between self-compassion and perceived health status.
• Third-year students report higher empathy scores compared to others.