A Study on Interpersonal Relation Disposition, Critical Thinking Disposition, and Communication Competence in Undergraduate Students in Nursing.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.1.22
- Author:
Narae HEO
1
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. marvelouscare@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nursing;
Undergraduate students;
Interpersonal relation disposition;
Critical thinking disposition;
Communication competence
- MeSH:
Humans;
Interpersonal Relations*;
Mental Competency*;
Nursing*;
Students, Nursing;
Thinking*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2015;24(1):22-31
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify interpersonal relation disposition, critical thinking disposition, and communication competence in undergraduate students in nursing practicums. METHODS: Study participants were 170 junior and senior nursing students who were in a nursing practicum. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression with IBM SPSS statistics version 21. RESULTS: Dominant-ascendant (beta=.25, p=.011), sympathetic-acceptable (beta=.34, p<.001) and social-friendly (beta=.18, p=.024) of the interpersonal relation dispositions and Intellectual integrity (beta=.17, p=.027), open-mindedness (beta=.15, p=.024), Prudence (ss=.16, p=.016), and Inquisitiveness (beta=.21, p=.008) of the Critical thinking dispositions were identified as important predictors of communication competences. CONCLUSION: Considering the rapidly changing variation of dispositions according to generation, research on interpersonal relation disposition, critical thinking disposition, and communication competence through in-depth study with multi-faceted approaches should be continued.
