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Background: To explore the empathic abilities, communication competence, and attitudes toward the disabled, and to identify the relationship between these variables among female dental hygiene students. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 190 female students in their second and third year of study at the dental hygiene department of a university located in Gyeongsangnam-do province, South Korea, from September 2–11, 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive analyses, t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS 20.0. Results: The participants’ scores for empathic abilities, communication competence, and attitudes toward the disabled were 3.63, 3.69, and 3.54 points, respectively. A significant positive correlation was observed between empathic abilities and attitudes toward the disabled. Regarding the sub-elements of empathic abilities, the participants’ attitudes toward the disabled had a significant positive correlation with the scales measuring their perspective-taking abilities and personal distress (p<.05). A positive correlation (p<.05) was observed between communication competence and attitudes toward the disabled. The students’ attitudes toward the disabled were significantly influenced by the scale measuring their perspective-taking abilities (B=.210); those with a higher perspective-taking ability displayed more positive attitudes toward the disabled. Conclusion: Female dental hygiene students showed empathic abilities, which positively influenced their attitudes toward the disabled. Positive attitudes toward the disabled can contribute to improving the quality of medical services.

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1. 서론
2. 연구대상 및 방법
2.1. 연구대상
2.2. 연구방법
2.3. 자료분석
3. 결과
3.1. 연구대상자의 일반적 특성
3.2. 연구대상자의 공감능력, 의사소통능력 그리고 장애인에 대한 태도 정도
3.3. 연구대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 공감능력, 의사소통능력 그리고 장애인에 대한 태도차이
3.4. 공감능력, 의사소통능력 그리고 장애인에 대한 태도의 상관관계
3.5. 연구대상자의 공감능력 및 의사소통능력과 장애인에 대한 태도와의 연관성
4. 고찰
5. 결론
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저자

• 박혜민 [ Hye-Min Park | 진주보건대학교 치위생과 ]
• 김장락 [ Jang-Rak Kim | 경상국립대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 건강과학연구원 ]
• 강윤식 [ Yune-Sik Kang | 경상국립대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 건강과학연구원 ]
• 정백근 [ Baek-Geun Jeong | 경상국립대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 및 건강과학연구원 ] 교신저자

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