The Effects of Multi-cultural Experience, Empathy, and Critical Thinking Disposition on Cultural Competence among University Students Majoring in Social Welfare: Focused on Mediating Effects of Cultural Sensitivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Yi Suk Ko ◽  
Gye Soon Kong
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Using demographic variables to predict graduating university students' critical thinking disposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ahmet Karahan ◽  
Gökhan İskifoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
University Students ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Cumulative Grade Point Average ◽  
Thinking Disposition

We explored the extent to which 7 dimensions (truth-seeking, openmindedness, analyticity, systematicity, inquisitiveness, criticalthinking, self-confidence, and maturity of judgment) of the critical thinking disposition of graduating university students can be explained by their reading habits, age, university entrance examination grade, cumulative grade point average, family socioeconomic level, mother's education level, and father's education level. Participants comprised 1,164 students who were graduating from various universities in Turkey. We used descriptive and inferential approaches to data analysis. Results indicate that reading habits was the most significant first-order factor predicting a strong critical thinking disposition, followed by mother's education level, cumulative grade point average, and university entrance examination grade. Age and father's education level explained the smallest amount of variance in critical thinking disposition. Implications of the results are discussed.

scholarly journals How Do Critical Thinking Ability and Critical Thinking Disposition Relate to the Mental Health of University Students?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyuan Liu ◽  
Shuangshuang Li ◽  
Shouwei Shang ◽  
Xuezhu Ren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
University Students ◽  
Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Skill ◽  
Critical Thinking Disposition ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Disposition

Theories of psychotherapy suggest that human mental problems associate with deficiencies in critical thinking. However, it currently remains unclear whether both critical thinking skill and critical thinking disposition relate to individual differences in mental health. This study explored whether and how the critical thinking ability and critical thinking disposition of university students associate with individual differences in mental health in considering impulsivity that has been revealed to be closely related to both critical thinking and mental health. Regression and structural equation modeling analyses based on a Chinese university student sample (N = 314, 198 females, M age = 18.65) revealed that critical thinking skill and disposition explained a unique variance of mental health after controlling for impulsivity. Furthermore, the relationship between critical thinking and mental health was mediated by motor impulsivity (acting on the spur of the moment) and non-planning impulsivity (making decisions without careful forethought). These findings provide a preliminary account of how human critical thinking associate with mental health. Practically, developing mental health promotion programs for university students is suggested to pay special attention to cultivating their critical thinking dispositions and enhancing their control over impulsive behavior.

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