Incremental Validity of Decision-Making Styles in Predicting Real-Life and Work-Related Outcomes

Abstract

Across three studies and three different samples, we investigated whether decision-making styles exhibit incremental validity in predicting various real-life outcomes over and above cognitive abilities and personality traits. In Study 1, we showed that decision-making styles (especially avoidant and spontaneous ones) but not cognitive abilities predict important real-life and academic outcomes in a sample of undergraduate students. In Study 2, on a sample of employed adults, we showed that although the effects of decision-making styles decreased once the effects of personality traits were taken into account, styles nevertheless remained important for several important work-related outcomes. Finally, in Study 3, on a sample of entrepreneurs, decision-making styles generally exhibited stronger correlations with indices of entrepreneurial success and employee work-related attitudes than the need for achievement, a motivational trait that was meta-analytically shown to be one of the essential traits for entrepreneurial success. In sum, we hope that our research program fills the gap in research on individual differences in decision-making, offering evidence that decision-making styles matter for various important real-life outcomes.

Algilanan Anne Baba Tutumlari İle Karar Verme Sti̇lleri̇ Arasindaki̇ İli̇şki̇leri̇n Kanoni̇k Korelasyon Anali̇zi̇ İle İncelenmesi̇

“…Bu durum karar verme davranışının somut bir göstergesi olan karar verme stilleri ile ilgili bir karmaşaya neden olmaktadır. Bu karmaşa hali karar verme stilleri ile ilişkili diğer unsurların belirlenmesinde de ortaya çıkmaktadır (Erceg & Galić, 2023). Özellikle temel beceri ve davranış repertuarlarının oluşmasında ve gelişiminde anne baba tutumlarının belirleyici olduğu göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, anne baba tutumlarının karar verme stilleri üzerinde de önemli bir etkisi olduğu ve karar verme stillerinin bu tutumlarla şekillendiği düşünülmektedir (Holden & Buck, 2002).…”