Perceptions of patients and their relatives about schadenfreude towards doctors

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dc.authorid0000-0003-3605-4943
dc.authorid0000-0002-3149-8791
dc.authorid0000-0002-1124-4380
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorCakir, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Sefa
dc.contributor.authorTrout, Inci Yilmazli
dc.contributor.authorBayramoglu, Atif
dc.contributor.authorEkinci, Oguzhan
dc.contributor.authorBelli, Serap Atasever
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:31:10Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:31:10Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: Violence in healthcare is a global issue that healthcare professionals experience. The concerning increase in violent incidents in Turkiye particularly makes it a significant problem to explore by examining the underlying psychological factors. In this sense, this study focuses on the concept of Schadenfreude, the malicious joy of someone else's misfortune, towards doctors, which is an under-researched topic in healthcare violence. Particularly, there is a lack of research on patients' and relatives' perceptions of doctors. Objective: This study aims to determine the level of schadenfreude in Turkish society towards the violence experienced by doctors and to develop a model revealing the underlying causes. Methods: Using a convenience sampling method, we recruited 402 participants, who are not firstdegree relatives of healthcare professionals, for this quantitative study. For data collection, we developed a survey instrument to measure the level of schadenfreude and six different psychological factors including empathy, sympathy, anger, aggression, and deservingness. For data analysis, we used structural equation modeling. Results: The results showed that the lower the levels of empathy and sympathy towards doctors were, the higher the levels of both schadenfreude and aggression were. Envy had no significant effect on either schadenfreude or aggression, while deservingness directly affected aggression. The perceptions of participants regarding doctors that they deserve violence increased their aggression levels. Schadenfreude had a positive and significant effect on anger and aggression. Implications: The examination of underlying factors of violence towards doctors points to a lack of mutual understanding between patients and doctors. The results of this study indicate a need for increasing empathy towards health professionals by creating societal awareness of their experiences. Local authorities and healthcare organizations can create environments that bring together the public and health professionals to share their experiences with each other or conduct campaigns to draw public attention to the issue. Moreover, training sessions on effective communication can be offered for health professionals to help improve patient-doctor relationships and healthcare outcomes.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32983
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.issue13
dc.identifier.pmid39027543
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85196638986
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32983
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5700
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001259943000001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCell Press
dc.relation.ispartofHeliyon
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectViolence in healthcare
dc.subjectViolence against doctors
dc.subjectSchadenfreude
dc.titlePerceptions of patients and their relatives about schadenfreude towards doctors
dc.typeArticle

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