Midwifery students’ solution-focused thinking and communication skills: A cross sectional study

Nurdan K. Yilmaz

Abstract

The objective of present study is to examine midwifery students’ solution-focused thinking and communication skills. Study type is cross sectional research. Present study was conducted on 183 midwifery students. Data of research were collected using a Student Information Form (SIF), Solution Focused Inventory (SFI) and Solution Focality in Communication Scale (SFCS). The study found a significant difference in solution-focused thinking and solution-focused communication skills among first- and fourth-grade students (p<0.05). The mean scores of solution-focused thinking and communication of fourth-grade students were more than the mean scores of first-grade students. There was a significant positive correlation between solution-focused thinking and communication levels of students (p<0.05). According to simple linear regression analyze, students' solution-focused thinking skills were significant predictors of their solution-focused communication and explained 13.1% of the variance. Students' solution focused thinking and communication skills are at a moderate level and are affected by grade level. As students' solution-focused thinking skills increase, their solution-focused in communication level also increases.

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