title: Social problem-solving in Chinese baccalaureate nursing students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe social problem solving in Chinese baccalaureate nursing students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a cluster sample of 681 Chinese baccalaureate nursing students. The Chinese version of the Social Problem-Solving scale was used. Descriptive analyses, independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance were applied to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final year nursing students presented the highest scores of positive social problem-solving skills. Students with experiences of self-directed and problem-based learning presented significantly higher scores in Positive Problem Orientation subscale. The group with Critical thinking training experience, however, displayed higher negative problem solving scores compared with nonexperience group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Social problem solving abilities varied based upon teaching-learning strategies. Self-directed and problem-based learning may be recommended as effective way to improve social problem-solving ability.
authors: Department of Nursing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Jinbo
authors: J
authors: Fang
authors: Department of Healthcare, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Luo
authors: Department of Nnursing, West China Women and Children Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Yanhua
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Department of Healthcare, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors: Wenxia
authors: W
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D012940:Social Problems; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Baccalaureate; nursing; social problem solving; strategy; teaching-learning