Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2025; 15(7): 106845
Published online Jul 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i7.106845
Table 2 Correlation analysis between empathy and death anxiety

The total of empathy scores
Attitude choice
Empathic care
Being in patients’ shoes
The total of death anxiety scores-0.060-0.008-0.091a-0.056
Cognitive-affective
-0.0260.028-0.083-0.017
Pain and illness-0.159b-0.112a-0.138b-0.128b
Awareness of time passing0.0490.098a0.001-0.025
Stimuli related to death0.012-0.0020.0110.030