J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2015 Mar;24(1):22-31. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.1.22.

A Study on Interpersonal Relation Disposition, Critical Thinking Disposition, and Communication Competence in Undergraduate Students in Nursing

• Heo N

• KMID: 2322790
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2015.24.1.22

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.

Keyword

Nursing; Undergraduate students; Interpersonal relation disposition; Critical thinking disposition; Communication competence

MeSH Terms

Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Mental Competency*
Nursing*
Students, Nursing
Thinking*

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