Investigating the Influence of Role-Playing on Empathy and Perspective-Taking by Analyzing Level of Engagement, Emotional, and Cognitive Processes Through a Word Count Analysis Approach.

Perspect Med Educ · 2025 · PMC12617402 · PMID 41245769

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Results of the LIWC analysis Step 1: Level of Engagement (LOE) There were no significant main effects of Role or Stage ( p s > 0.1), but a marginally significant interaction emerged, F (1, 59) = 3.87, p = 0.054, η 2 = 0.06.

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