ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Critical Thinking, Generalized Anxiety in Satisfaction with Studies: The Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy in Medical Students.
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- Immersive clinical learning using simulation and its impact on academic performance, satisfaction, self-confidence, and anxiety among pediatric nursing students.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Enhancing academic success in higher education: the predictive role of critical thinking through sequential mediation of academic control, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Determining Factors for the Development of Critical Thinking in Higher Education.Journal of Intelligence · 2025Review
- Psychometric Properties of a Short Academic Motivation Scale (SAMS) in Medical Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe academic and emotional challenges faced by medical students can affect critical thinking and may also contribute to the development of increased generalized anxiety. Similarly, critical thinking and generalized anxiety can impact study satisfaction through the mediating mechanism of academic self-efficacy.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the mediating role of academic self-efficacy between critical thinking and generalized anxiety in study satisfaction among medical students.
methodsA cross-sectional and explanatory study was conducted involving 259 Peruvian medical students aged between 18 and 35 (M = 20.29, SD = 2.84). The evaluation was based on self-reported questionnaires covering critical thinking, generalized anxiety, academic self-efficacy, and study satisfaction. Furthermore, a structural equation modeling (SEM) and mediation approach was employed to examine the relationships between variables.
resultsThe results showed an adequate fit of the model [χ
conclusionsDue to the high academic load on medical students, academic self-efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between critical thinking, generalized anxiety, and satisfaction with studies. The development of educational strategies will help to promote critical thinking and academic self-efficacy, as well as provide support to students with generalized anxiety, to enhance study satisfaction.
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