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Introduction. Psychological capital is a constructwithin positive psychology that includes hope,self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism. Empathy is acomplex neurobiological, psychological, and socialphenomenon. In nursing, empathy is viewed as a multidimensional, dynamic process that is co-createdbetween nurse and patient, dependent on a trustingtherapeutic relationship and directed toward theother while remaining self-aware.Aim. The aim of the research was to examine theempathy and psychological capital of nurses and therelationship between empathy and psychologicalcapital with length of service in the field of psychiatryand completed psychotherapy education.Methods. A quantitative, nonexperimental studywas conducted at the Psychiatric Clinic Sveti Ivan inZagreb, Croatia. The shortened psychological capitalquestionnaire (PCQ 12), the Jefferson Scale of Empathyfor Healthcare Professionals (JSE-HP), and the sociodemographicquestionnaire were used to conductthe assessment among a sample of 67 psychiatricnurses.Results. The study participants achieved a highlevel of psychological capital on average (M = 4.80,SD = 0.57) and moderate levels of empathy with relativelyhigher variability (M = 102.36, SD = 17.14). Nostatistically significant associations were identifiedbetween either psychological capital or empathy andyears of psychiatric work experience or psychotherapyeducation.Conclusion. The study found that psychiatric nursesdemonstrated generally high levels of psychologicalcapital and moderate levels of empathy. No statisticallysignificant associations were identified betweenthese results and either length of work experience inpsychiatry or completed psychotherapy education. Futureresearch should explore additional personal andprofessional variables that may relate to psychologicalcapital and empathy in this population.