Thinking critically in the moment? The relationship between mindfulness and critical thinking dispositions among pre-service teachers

Figures & data

Table 1. Means, standard deviations, and zero-order correlations of the variables under study.

Variable	M	SD	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
(1) Gender (0 = women, 1 = men)	NA	NA	-
(2) Mindful Acceptance	2.86	.43	.03	-
(3) Mindful Presence	3.01	.41	.07	61***	-
(4) Engagement in Critical Thinking	3.75	.42	.14	.33***	.38***	-
(5) Cognitive Maturity in Critical Thinking	3.86	.37	.10	.41***	.38***	.48***	-
(6) Innovativeness in Critical Thinking	3.80	.46	.10	.32***	.33***	.69***	.50***	-

***p < .001.

Table 2. Hierarchical regression models of mindful acceptance and mindful presence as predictors of the three dimensions of critical thinking dispositions.

Variable	Engagement in Critical Thinking		Cognitive Maturity in Critical Thinking		Innovativeness in Critical Thinking
	Block 1	Block 2	Block 1	Block 2	Block 1	Block 2
β for Gender (0 = women, 1 = men)	.14*	.09	.10	.06	.10	.08
β for Mindful Acceptance		.15		.24*		.20
β for Mindful Presence		.28*		.18		.24
R^2	.02	.17	.01	.20	.01	.14
R^2 change	.02	.15	.01	.19	.01	.13
d.f.	1/70	3/68	1/70	3/68	1/70	3/68
F change	1.50	4.80**	.65	5.55**	.67	3.68*

*p < .05, **p < .01.