Jon Allard, Adam Pollard, Richard Laugharne, Jamie Coates, Julia Wildfire-Roberts, Michelle Millward, Rohit Shankar
Evaluating the impact of a UK recovery college on mental well-being: pre- and post-intervention study
BJPsych open
background medical students ability think critically influences professional decisionmaking processes may direct indirect implications quality medical care studies previously investigated role psychological factors prediction critical thinking among university students current study addresses testing model examines effect selfesteem psychological hardiness positive capacity cope stress positive affect much emotions experienced positive affects critical thinking methods crosssectional study 200 medical sciences students enrolled babol university medical sciences babol city iran randomly invited enter study 201415 academic year participants completed four reliable valid questionnaires california critical thinking skills test form b cctstb positive affect schedule pas ahvaz psychological hardiness inventory ahi rosenberg selfesteem scale rses causal model relationship variables tested using path analysis used software statistical package social sciences spss v23 regression model test suitable models fitness components p005 considered significant results selfesteem significant positive direct effect critical thinking 0458 number semesters students passed significant direct effect critical thinking 0249 neither psychological hardiness positive affect direct effects students critical thinking indirect positive mediating effect revealed psychological hardiness critical thinking selfesteem 0177 also positive affect indirect significant effect critical thinking selfesteem 0189 conclusion selfesteem mediates effect psychological hardiness positive affect critical thinking medical students