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Table 4 Characteristic of empathy dimensions and personality in each of the three clusters

From: Personality characteristics of empathy profiles – practical implications for education of medicine students

Clusters

Characterstics of empathy dimensions and personality

Cluster 1:

Strong engagement

Empathetic Concern (high), Perspective Taking (high) Personal Distress (low)

Neuroticism (medium) and other personality dimensions (high). subdimension Vulnerability to stress (low)

Cluster 2:

Cognitive processing

Perspective Taking (high), Empathetic Concern (low), Personal Distress (low)

Neuroticism (medium), Extraversion (medium), Openness to experience (medium), Conscientiousness (high) Agreeableness (low)

Cluster 3:

Personal engagement

Personal Distress (high), Empathetic Concern (high), Perspective Taking (medium)

Neuroticism (high), Openness to experience (medium), Agreeableness (medium), Conscientiousness (medium), (high) (high), Extraversion especially Assertiveness (low)