Yang Luo
Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, China
Title: Correlation between critical thinking disposition and mental self-supporting ability among nursing undergraduates: A cross-sectional descriptive study
Biography
Biography: Yang Luo
Abstract
This study explored the relationship between nursing students’ critical thinking disposition and their mental self-supporting ability, in order to obtain a profile and determine the psychological predictors of critical thinking. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using convenience sampling from four nursing schools. Findings indicate that there was a positive correlation between these two variables and students’ self-decision, self-cognition, self-confidence, and self-responsibility played a significant role in their critical thinking disposition. Nursing educators should make an effort to improve the students’ critical thinking ability in these four aspects.