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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1425929
This article is part of the Research Topic Personal Competences in the Academic and Work Environment: Advancing Towards Psychological Wellbeing View all 6 articles

Enhancing Cross-Cultural Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Study on Critical Thinking, Cultural Intelligence, and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Arts Students' Cultural Identity Development

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Yue Peng Yue Peng *
  • Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

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    This research explores the role of critical thinking and cultural intelligence in psychological well-being through the lens of cultural identity development. The quantitative analysis utilizes various scales to elucidate the correlation between critical thinking beliefs, cultural intelligence, and well-being. The research results show a significant positive correlation between critical thinking, cultural intelligence, and psychological well-being. The qualitative exploration employing NVivo 20.0 uncovers the nuanced interplay between cultural identity, psychological selfhood, and purposebuilding. Themes such as well-being, cultural intelligence, critical thinking, and facing challenges illustrate how individuals navigate obstacles to achieve a meaningful and authentic life. The research findings suggest that cultivating and developing critical thinking and cultural intelligence positively impact individuals' psychological well-being.

    Keywords: psychological well-being, Critical Thinking, Cultural identity development, cultural intelligence, Arts students

    Received: 30 Apr 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Peng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yue Peng, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, China

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