Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair
users

J 2026

Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair users

VILCHYNSKAYA, Liudmila; Andriej SZPAKOW; Rafal MODZELEWSKI; Dorota SOKOLOWSKA; L'ubica BANOVCINOVA et al.

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Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair users

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KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS, Ceske Budejovice, Univ South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice, Fac Health Social Sciences, 2026, 1212-4117

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angličtina

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Článek v odborném periodiku

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30307 Nursing

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Česká republika

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není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 0.500 v roce 2024

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Lékařská fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Central and Eastern Europe; Disability; Empathy; Personality traits; Social attitudes; Students

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14110611

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Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 29. 9. 2026 14:06, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

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Introduction: This study investigates the relationship between personality traits (extraversion, introversion, neuroticism), empathy levels, and attitudes toward wheelchair users among 4,474 university students from Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia. Methods: Data were collected via an anonymous online survey (2024-2025) using the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) for personality, the KRE-II Scale for empathy, and the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS) for social attitudes. Results: Extraversion was significantly associated with higher empathy, while neuroticism correlated with specific aspects of emotional sensitivity. High empathy (62% of respondents) was linked to more positive attitudes toward wheelchair users; overall, 70% of students reported positive attitudes. Notably, Ukrainian students exhibited higher empathy (75%) and more positive attitudes toward wheelchair users (78%). Conclusion: These findings suggest that personality traits, particularly extraversion and neuroticism, significantly influence empathy and attitudes toward wheelchair users. Cross-national variations highlight the interplay between individual dispositions and broader sociopolitical contexts, underscoring the potential for educational interventions to foster empathy and supportive attitudes toward individuals with mobility limitations.

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VILCHYNSKAYA, Liudmila; Andriej SZPAKOW; Rafal MODZELEWSKI; Dorota SOKOLOWSKA; L'ubica BANOVCINOVA; Lucia Demjanovic KENDROVA; Jozef BABECKA; Jana JUŘÍKOVÁ; Andrea POKORNÁ; Yelena LOGINOVICH a Aliaksandr SHPAKAU. Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair users. KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS. Ceske Budejovice: Univ South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice, Fac Health Social Sciences, 2026, roč. 28, č. 3, s. 320-326. ISSN 1212-4117. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.32725/kont.2026.038.

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   article_location = {Ceske Budejovice},
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   title = {Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair users},
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   volume = {28},
   year = {2026}
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N2  - Introduction: This study investigates the relationship between personality traits (extraversion, introversion, neuroticism), empathy levels, and attitudes toward wheelchair users among 4,474 university students from Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Slovakia. Methods: Data were collected via an anonymous online survey (2024-2025) using the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) for personality, the KRE-II Scale for empathy, and the Multidimensional Attitudes Scale toward Persons with Disabilities (MAS) for social attitudes. Results: Extraversion was significantly associated with higher empathy, while neuroticism correlated with specific aspects of emotional sensitivity. High empathy (62% of respondents) was linked to more positive attitudes toward wheelchair users; overall, 70% of students reported positive attitudes. Notably, Ukrainian students exhibited higher empathy (75%) and more positive attitudes toward wheelchair users (78%). Conclusion: These findings suggest that personality traits, particularly extraversion and neuroticism, significantly influence empathy and attitudes toward wheelchair users. Cross-national variations highlight the interplay between individual dispositions and broader sociopolitical contexts, underscoring the potential for educational interventions to foster empathy and supportive attitudes toward individuals with mobility limitations.
ER  -

VILCHYNSKAYA, Liudmila; Andriej SZPAKOW; Rafal MODZELEWSKI; Dorota SOKOLOWSKA; L'ubica BANOVCINOVA; Lucia Demjanovic KENDROVA; Jozef BABECKA; Jana JUŘÍKOVÁ; Andrea POKORNÁ; Yelena LOGINOVICH a Aliaksandr SHPAKAU. Personality, empathy, and students' attitudes toward wheelchair users. \textit{KONTAKT-JOURNAL OF NURSING AND SOCIAL SCIENCES RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS}. Ceske Budejovice: Univ South Bohemia Ceske Budejovice, Fac Health Social Sciences, 2026, roč.~28, č.~3, s.~320-326. ISSN~1212-4117. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.32725/kont.2026.038.

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