Big five model in explanation of associations between personality and clinical empathy among nurses

The aim of this study is explanation of associations between personality and clinical empathy on the base of big five model among nurses.
Statistical population of this research is all of the nurses in public and private hospital of Tabriz city. Selected from that 282 nurses with cluster sampling method. Nurses participated in the present study with answering to Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) and Lamonica Clinical Empathy Scale. Accumulated Data analyses with use of the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and multivariate analysis of regression.
According to the findings, the dimensions of personality have a multivariate effect on the clinical empathy among nurses. As well as Analysis of multivariate regression relevant that 40% of variance of clinical empathy is explained with five dimensions of personality (R2=0.398). Through of five dimensions of personality, four factors is able to predict the clinical empathy and only consciences dimension of personality not predict the clinical empathy in nurses.
As regards to Strong correlations between personality factors and clinical empathy among nurses suggested that personality traits be taken in to consideration in programs designed to enhance empathy in nursing education and employing them.