An investigation of the relationship between critical thinking and self-esteem in students of Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch

Subject Areas : Educational Science

فریده Hashemiannejhad ¹ ( دانشکده علوم تربیتی مشهد )دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی )

Received: 2017-02-03 Accepted : 2017-02-03 Published : 2011-06-22

Keywords: self-esteem, student, critical thinking,

Abstract :

Research shows that critical thinking skills account for a significanpart of variance in mental hygiene. This fact has been given dueattention by international organizations such UNESCO and UNICEFIn response to the demands of modern life and labor market, this studyaims at investigating the relationship between critical thinking andself-esteem in university students. It is a descriptive correlationaresearch. The research population includes 300 students of IslamicAzad University, Mashhad Branch, studying in four departments. Theresearch instruments are Watson Glazer’s critical thinkingquestionnaire and Copper Smith’s measure of self-esteem. One-wayregression, multiple-variable regression, coefficient of determinationand Mann-Whitney U-test were applied to analyze the data. Theresults show that there is a positive and significant relationshipbetween critical thinking and self-esteem(0.160). Coefficient odetermination in multiple-variable regression is 0.047. Self-esteemaccount for 4.7 percent of critical thinking. Academic self-esteem playa more significant role in the variance of critical thinking.