Critical thinking disposition as a mediator in creativity and problem-solving: A MASEM study

IF 2.8 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Intelligence Pub Date : 2025-08-23 DOI:10.1016/j.intell.2025.101951

Ayhan Koçoğlu , Sedat Kanadlı

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Abstract

Critical thinking disposition (CTD) is a higher-order thinking skill that plays a crucial role due to its direct and indirect effects on problem-solving (PS) and creative thinking (CT) skills. Studies in the field of education frequently emphasize critical thinking as an important component of 21st-century skills. Accordingly, this study examined the mediating role of critical thinking disposition between problem-solving and creative thinking skills. Utilizing the meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) method, this study synthesized 74 correlation values from 64 studies. These correlations examined the relationships between critical thinking disposition (CTD) and problem-solving skills (PSS) (k = 53), CTD and creative thinking skills (CTS) (k = 15), and PSS and CTS (k = 6). Correlation coefficients were considered to test the mediating role of CTD in the relationship between creative thinking and problem-solving. Data collected from a total population of 17,273 individuals were included in the analysis. The research results show that CTD is related to both PSS and CTS. Furthermore, it was determined that CTD acts as a partial mediator in the relationship between PSS and CTS. According to this result, creative thinking affects problem-solving both directly and indirectly through critical thinking disposition, with these pathways collectively explaining 22 % of the variance in problem-solving. The study findings also indicated that the scales used to measure CTD might yield different results concerning the relationships with PSS and CTS. Conversely, it was determined that the country where the studies were conducted, participant age, and gender were not significant moderators. These findings highlight the interconnectedness of these higher-order thinking skills and suggest that interventions targeting CTD could enhance both creative and problem-solving abilities, while also underscoring the need for careful consideration of measurement instruments.

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批判性思维倾向在创造力和问题解决中的中介作用：一项MASEM研究

批判性思维倾向（Critical thinking disposition， CTD）是一种高阶思维技能，它对解决问题（problem-solving， PS）和创造性思维（creative thinking， CT）具有直接和间接的影响。教育领域的研究经常强调批判性思维是21世纪技能的重要组成部分。因此，本研究考察了批判性思维倾向在解决问题能力和创造性思维能力之间的中介作用。本研究利用meta分析结构方程模型（MASEM）方法，综合64项研究的74个相关值。这些相关性检验了批判性思维倾向（CTD）与解决问题能力（PSS）（k = 53）、批判性思维倾向（CTD）与创造性思维能力（CTS）（k = 15）、创造性思维倾向和CTS （k = 6）之间的关系。通过相关系数检验CTD在创造性思维与问题解决之间的中介作用。从17,273个个体中收集的数据被纳入分析。研究结果表明，CTD与PSS和CTS都有关系。此外，我们确定CTD在PSS和CTS之间的关系中起部分中介作用。根据这一结果，创造性思维通过批判性思维倾向直接或间接地影响解决问题，这些途径共同解释了解决问题的22%的差异。研究结果还表明，用于测量CTD的量表可能会对PSS和CTS的关系产生不同的结果。相反，研究进行的国家、参与者的年龄和性别并不是显著的调节因素。这些发现强调了这些高阶思维技能的相互联系，并表明针对CTD的干预措施可以提高创造性和解决问题的能力，同时也强调了仔细考虑测量工具的必要性。

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Intelligence PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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5.80

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13.30%

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69 days

期刊介绍： This unique journal in psychology is devoted to publishing original research and theoretical studies and review papers that substantially contribute to the understanding of intelligence. It provides a new source of significant papers in psychometrics, tests and measurement, and all other empirical and theoretical studies in intelligence and mental retardation.