Decision-Making Style: The Development and Assessment of a New Measure
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 55 (5), 818-831
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164495055005017
Abstract
A multistage, four sample study was conducted to develop a conceptually consistent and psychometrically sound measure of decision-making style. Construct definitions were developed from prior theory, and items were written to assess rational, avoidant, intuitive, and dependent decision-making styles. A series of principal-axis factor analyses with varimax rotation and subsequent item analyses were conducted to develop four conceptually distinct scales with acceptable internal consistency (alpha ranging from .68 to .94) and a stable factor structure. In the process of scale development, a fifth style (spontaneous) was identified. Tests for independence among the five decision-making style scales and concurrent validity analyses were conducted. Finally, discussion of the new instrument with reference to the extant literature is provided.Keywords
This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
- Toward a Theory of Organizational CreativityAcademy of Management Review, 1993
- The Career Transition Cycle: Antecedents and Consequences of Career EventsPublished by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) ,1991
- Cognitive style and decision makingOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 1989
- Decision-making styles and problem-solving appraisal.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1984
- The Stress ProcessJournal of Health and Social Behavior, 1981
- EFFECTS OF GROUPING INFORMATION ON DECISION MAKING UNDER RISK*Decision Sciences, 1980
- A model of career decision making for college studentsJournal of Vocational Behavior, 1979
- Personal and Ideological Aspects of Internal and External ControlSocial Psychology, 1978
- Blind variation and selective retentions in creative thought as in other knowledge processes.Psychological Review, 1960