Cross-sectional study reveals links between coping styles and empathy in dental hygienists, indicating implications for their professional well-being.
Findings suggest that in the dental hygiene profession, coping styles play a significant role in empathy and the different aspects of subjects' professional quality of life. While task-coping style positively affects subjects' empathy, emotion-focused coping causes dental hygienists to be more vulnerable to secondary traumatic stress and burnout.
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