Critical Thinking Disposition and Self-esteem of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses / 정신간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
;
: 404-413, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-43175
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to identify the critical thinking disposition and self-esteem of psychiatric nurses and to identify factors that influence critical thinking disposition.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study design was used in this study. The participants for this study were 158 psychiatric nurses from D city & C province. The instruments were the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) and Self-Esteem Scale (SES). The collected data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 11.5 program.RESULTS:
The mean scores for critical thinking disposition and self-esteem were 186.4+/-13.96 and 30.5+/-3.95 respectively. A significant positive correlation between critical thinking disposition and self-esteem was found (r=.33, p<.001). In regression analysis, types of certification, education, work place and self-esteem explained 57% of the variance in critical thinking disposition for these nurses.CONCLUSION:
Participants who had higher levels of critical thinking disposition tend to exhibit a positive self-concept. It is necessary to provide interventions program to improve the critical thinking disposition and self-concept of psychiatric nurses.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Self Concept
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Thinking
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Certification
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California
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Mental Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Workplace
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Education
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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