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April 15, 2026Journal of Medical Education and Curricular DevelopmentOpen Access

Factors Associated with Critical Thinking Disposition in Postgraduate Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study

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JCJinfeng ChenSichuan UniversityCHC. Julia HuangZhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityYXYuyuan XiongCentral South University

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Implication

A cross-sectional survey reveals factors influencing critical thinking in postgraduate medical students, suggesting educational strategies may improve outcomes.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate the disposition toward critical thinking in postgraduate medical students and identify associated factors.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional survey using the Short-Form Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory-Chinese Version (SF-CTDI-CV)
  • Engaged postgraduate medical students from 16 universities in China
  • Utilized convenience and snowball sampling methods
  • Performed univariate analyses and multivariable linear regression to analyze data
  • The mean SF-CTDI-CV score was 81.8, indicating a generally positive disposition
  • Factors like extracurricular reading time and academic ranking significantly influenced critical thinking scores
  • Only-child students and those with a science background had higher critical thinking scores
  • Model R² of 0.102 suggests a modest fit of factors to critical thinking disposition

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2c77e4eeef8a2a6b192chttps://doi.org/10.1177/23821205261443552
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