Computational thinking and academic imposter syndrome: A serial mediation model of creative and critical thinking
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Doç. Dr. Adem YILMAZ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Koray SERİN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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(SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Frontiers in Psychology (Q1) | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 1664-1078 Dergi Bilgileri (2026) | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SSCI | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 04-2026 |
| Kabul Tarihi | – | Yayınlanma Tarihi | 13-04-2026 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 17 / 1 / 1–12 | DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1797656 |
| Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1797656 | ||
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| Objective This study aimed to examine the relationships among computational thinking, creative thinking, critical thinking, and academic imposter syndrome within a serial mediation framework. More specifically, it investigated whether creative thinking and critical thinking sequentially mediate the relationship between computational thinking and academic imposter syndrome among university students. Methods A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was employed. Data were collected from 728 undergraduate students enrolled at public universities in Türkiye. Participants completed validated self-report instruments assessing computational thinking, creative thinking dispositions, critical thinking dispositions, and academic imposter syndrome. Preliminary analyses were conducted to evaluate the reliability and validity of the measurement instruments. To test the proposed model, serial mediation analyses were performed using Hayes’ PROCESS macro (Model 6) in SPSS. Bootstrap procedures with 5,000 resamples were used to estimate indirect effects and 95% confidence intervals. Results Computational thinking was positively associated with both creative thinking and critical thinking, and creative thinking was also a significant positive predictor of critical thinking. In contrast, computational thinking, creative thinking, and critical thinking were all negatively associated with academic imposter syndrome. The serial mediation analyses further showed that creative thinking and critical thinking sequentially mediated the relationship between computational thinking and academic imposter syndrome. All indirect effects, including the total … |
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| academic imposter syndrome | computational thinking | creative thinking | critical thinking | higher-order thinking | serial mediation |
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