Influence of Perceived Helicopter Parenting, Critical Thinking Disposition, Cognitive Ability, and Learning Motivation on Learning Behavior among Nursing Students

Hyunjoo Oh, Haeryun Cho and So Youn Yim
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Hyunjoo Oh: Department of Nursing, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul 07985, Korea
Haeryun Cho: Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea
So Youn Yim: Department of Nursing, Baekseok University, Cheonan 31065, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of perceived helicopter parenting, critical thinking disposition, cognitive ability, and learning motivation on learning behavior in nursing students in South Korea. The participants in this study were 149 sophomore nursing students from two universities using convenience sampling. The two universities were similar in terms of type, curricula, and size. Data were collected from October to November 2017 using self-reported questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression with SPSS 22.0. The mean score of perceived helicopter parenting was 3.06 ± 0.65 out of six points. The levels of critical thinking disposition, cognitive ability, learning motivation, and learning behavior were medium. Factors affecting learning behavior were learning motivation (? = 0.40, p < 0.001), cognitive ability (? = 0.26, p = 0.001), and critical thinking disposition (? = 0.25, p = 0.001). These variables explained 32% of the variance in learning behavior (F = 18.21, p < 0.001). Teaching methods are necessary to increase the critical thinking disposition and learning competence of nursing students. In addition, it is important to consider the learning motivation of nursing students for effective learning.

Keywords: helicopter parenting; critical thinking disposition; learning motivation; learning behavior; nursing students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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