PMID- 30761056
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231104
IS  - 1664-1078 (Print)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Electronic)
IS  - 1664-1078 (Linking)
VI  - 9
DP  - 2018
TI  - General Self-Efficacy Mediates the Effect of Family Socioeconomic Status on 
      Critical Thinking in Chinese Medical Students.
PG  - 2578
LID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02578 [doi]
LID - 2578
AB  - Background: Critical thinking (CT) is an essential competence for medical 
      students. Family socioeconomic status (family SES) and general self-efficacy 
      (GSE) play crucial roles in the development of CT. However, the association among 
      family SES, GSE, and CT in Chinese medical students has yet to be fully 
      investigated. Objectives: To investigate the role of family SES and GSE in the 
      development of CT in Chinese medical students. Methods: 1,338 medical students 
      were recruited using multistage stratified cluster sampling from three 
      institutions in China. The Chinese critical thinking disposition inventory 
      (CTDI-CV), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and a self-made inventory 
      assessing family SES were administered to collect data. The relationship between 
      CT and family SES as well as GSE was evaluated by structural equation modeling. 
      Results: Students of higher family SES obtained higher CTDI-CV and GSES scores. A 
      positive correlation was found between family SES and CT (r = 0.101-0.141, p < 
      0.05 or p < 0.01), as well as between family SES and GSE (r = 0.111-0.129, p < 
      0.01). Moreover, GSE was moderately correlated with CT (r = 0.418, p < 0.01). The 
      model of partial mediate effect of GSE showed the best fit index with X (2) = 
      29.698, df = 9 and X(2)/df = 3.300, NFI = 0.990, IFI = 0.993, TLI = 0.984, CFI = 
      0.993, RMSEA = 0.041. Conclusion: Family SES has a positive albeit limited 
      influence on GSE and CT in Chinese medical students. GSE mediates the effect of 
      family SES on CT and plays a larger role. Enhancing medical student' GSE maybe an 
      efficacious way to improve medical students' CT.
FAU - Huang, Lei
AU  - Huang L
AD  - Medical Education Division, Department of Psychiatry, Tongji Hospital, Tongji 
      University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Liang, Yun-Lin
AU  - Liang YL
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Hou, Jiao-Jiao
AU  - Hou JJ
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Thai, Jessica
AU  - Thai J
AD  - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.
FAU - Huang, Yu-Jia
AU  - Huang YJ
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Li, Jia-Xuan
AU  - Li JX
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Zeng, Ying
AU  - Zeng Y
AD  - School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Zhao, Xu-Dong
AU  - Zhao XD
AD  - Division of Medical Humanities and Behavioral Sciences, Tongji University School 
      of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
AD  - Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
AD  - Pudong New Area Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190130
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Psychol
JT  - Frontiers in psychology
JID - 101550902
PMC - PMC6363706
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - critical thinking
OT  - family socioeconomic status
OT  - general self-efficacy
OT  - medical students
OT  - personal traits
EDAT- 2019/02/15 06:00
MHDA- 2019/02/15 06:01
PMCR- 2019/01/30
CRDT- 2019/02/15 06:00
PHST- 2018/05/31 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/11/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/02/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/02/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/02/15 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02578 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Psychol. 2019 Jan 30;9:2578. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02578. eCollection 
      2018.