Sk Sahanowas, Halder Santoshi
Department of Education, Government General Degree College, Narayangarh affiliated to Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India.
Department of Education, University of Calcutta, India.
Heliyon. 2020 Nov 20;6(11):e05477. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05477. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Undergraduate student, especially first-year students face challenges in the new found academic environment. Critical thinking (CT) has been found to be effective in managing negative experiences. Earlier literature found Emotional intelligence (EI) is accounted for variance in critical thinking (CT) skill irrespective of the gender. However, there is scarcity of research on the relationship between EI and CT disposition with respect to gender. The present research intended to study the effect of EI on CT disposition of students in the transition phase with gender as a moderator. 500 first-year undergraduate students from West Bengal (eastern part of India) were selected to fill up assessment tools; the Profile of Emotional Competence (Brasseur et al., 2013) and Critical Thinking Disposition Assessment (Ricketts & Rudd, 2005). Structural Equation Model (SEM) was followed using AMOS adopting maximum likelihood approach. Path analysis revealed an accepted model fit establishing EI to have significant effect on CT disposition. However, this effect was not moderated by gender. The present research might be helpful in generating awareness regarding the importance of EI and training for developing disposition of CT among college fresher's well-being and emotional health. The study has highlighted the non-significant moderating role of gender in relation to EI and CT disposition that was missing in the existing literature.
本科生，尤其是大一新生，在新的学术环境中面临挑战。批判性思维（CT）已被证明在应对负面经历方面是有效的。早期文献发现，无论性别如何，情商（EI）都与批判性思维（CT）技能的差异有关。然而，关于性别方面，情商与批判性思维倾向之间关系的研究却很匮乏。本研究旨在以性别作为调节变量，研究情商对处于过渡阶段的学生批判性思维倾向的影响。从西孟加拉邦（印度东部）选取了500名大一本科生填写评估工具；情绪能力概况（Brasseur等人，2013年）和批判性思维倾向评估（Ricketts & Rudd，2005年）。采用最大似然法，使用AMOS进行结构方程模型（SEM）分析。路径分析显示，一个被接受的模型拟合表明情商对批判性思维倾向有显著影响。然而，这种影响不受性别的调节。本研究可能有助于提高人们对情商重要性的认识，以及在大学新生的幸福感和情绪健康方面培养批判性思维倾向的培训。该研究突出了性别在情商与批判性思维倾向关系中不显著的调节作用，而这在现有文献中是缺失的。
