Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Department of Business Administration & Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece.
Med Teach. 2023 Jul;45(7):708-716. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2193305. Epub 2023 Mar 26.
To examine the association of critical thinking (CT) and emotional intelligence (EI) versus CT and learning environment (LE) in order to investigate which has the greatest influence EI or LE.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 340 s-year healthcare university students in two nursing and one medical schools from three universities in Greece, between October and December 2020. Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure, and Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form were administered. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis, with five steps, was used to compare the associations of CT and EI to CT and LE.
Participants' mean age (years) was 20.9 (6.6 SD); 82.6% female; 86.8% studying nursing. Students mean scores were moderate to high for CT disposition (44.7 ± 4.68). The general characteristics (age, gender, and school) were not significantly associated with CT ( > 0.05). However, CT was positively associated with LE (UCB = 0.064 & < 0.001) and EI (UCB = 1.522 & < 0.001). Moreover, CT seems to be associated in a higher degree (R change adj = 0.036 & < 0.001) with emotional intelligence (UCB = 1.522) than with learning environment (UCB = 0.064).
Our findings suggest a different more optimal pathway for educators to improve the CT of their students through EI and not with LE as believed till now. By focusing on improving EI, educators may help their students become critical thinkers, who will provide better quality of care.
探讨批判性思维（CT）与情绪智力（EI）和 CT 与学习环境（LE）的关系，以研究哪种因素对 EI 或 LE 的影响更大。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2020 年 10 月至 12 月在希腊的三所大学的两所护理学院和一所医学院招募了 340 名护理和医学专业的大学生。采用批判性思维倾向量表、邓迪教育环境量表和特质情绪智力量表-短式进行评估。采用逐步多元线性回归分析比较 CT 和 EI 与 CT 和 LE 的关系。
参与者的平均年龄（岁）为 20.9（6.6SD）；82.6%为女性；86.8%为护理专业学生。学生的 CT 倾向评分为中高水平（44.7±4.68）。一般特征（年龄、性别和学校）与 CT 无显著相关性（>0.05）。然而，CT 与 LE（UCB=0.064，<0.001）和 EI（UCB=1.522，<0.001）呈正相关。此外，与 LE（UCB=0.064）相比，CT 似乎与 EI（UCB=1.522）的相关性更高（R 变化 adj=0.036，<0.001）。
我们的研究结果表明，教育工作者可以通过提高学生的 EI 而不是 LE 来提高学生的 CT，这与以往的观点不同。通过关注提高 EI，教育工作者可以帮助学生成为批判性思维者，从而提供更高质量的护理。
