Decision-Making Style: The Development and Assessment of a New Measure
1995/10/01 by Susanne G. Scott, Reginald A. Bruce · 1,170 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Mathematics · Psychology · #Artificial intelligence #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Consistency (knowledge bases) #Construct (python library) #Construct validity #Creativity in Education and Neuroscience #Cronbach's alpha #Developmental psychology #Extant taxon #Independence (probability theory) #Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior #Mathematics #Psychology #Psychometrics #Sample (material) #Scale (ratio) #Social psychology #Statistics #Style (visual arts) #Varimax rotation
paper · doi:10.1177/0013164495055005017
published in Educational and Psychological Measurement 55(5), 818-831 (SAGE Publishing)
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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.
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