Development and validation of a decision-making questionnaire

Autor:	María Soria Oliver, María Teresa Sanz de Acedo Baquedano, Antonio Humberto Closas, María Luisa Sanz de Acedo Lizarraga
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Psychometrics Goal orientation media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Cognition Self-control Test validity Psychology Affect (psychology) Applied Psychology media_common Developmental psychology Social influence
Zdroj:	British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. 37:357-373
ISSN:	1469-3534 0306-9885
DOI:	10.1080/03069880902956959
Popis:	The ‘Decision-Making Questionnaire’ (DMQ) was developed and validated in order to examine the factors that affect decision making. The investigation was carried out with two samples, one of 170 participants and the other of 425 of both sexes. Each sample was divided into three age ranges: young students (18–25 years), adults (26–60 years), and seniors (61–75 years). Psychometric analyses revealed satisfactory internal consistency and a first-order factor structure comprising 10 scales: Uncertainty, Time/money pressure, Information and goals, Consequences of the decision, Motivation, Self-regulation, Cognition, Emotion, Social pressure, and Work pressure. These scales in turn yielded a second-order factor structure of Task, Subject, and Context. The results highlight the ways in which youths, adults, and seniors are influenced by diverse factors when making decisions. They also suggest that men are more likely than women to seek and analyse information, whereas women place higher value on the avai...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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