J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2011 Dec;20(4):404-413. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.404.

Critical Thinking Disposition and Self-esteem of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses

• Gang M

• KMID: 2321928
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2011.20.4.404

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.

Keyword

Nurse; Critical thinking disposition; Self concept

MeSH Terms

California
Certification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education
Mental Health*
Self Concept
Thinking*
Workplace

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