Overviews of Uncertainty: Concepts, Categories and Coping Strategies in Decision Making

This study examines the relationship between cognitive style (i.e., information, normative, and diffuse orientation, and commitment) and alcohol/work-related problems. A random sample of Naval personnel ( n = 2000) with less than two years of service toward their first enlistment was sent a questionnaire to assess cognitive style [1] and alcohol/work-related problems. A total of 899 respondents (45.0%) returned their questionnaires. Findings support prevention strategies that incorporate problem-solving, decision-making, and coping strategies, particularly among participants who employ diffuse problem-solving/coping strategies (lack of exploration and commitment, avoidance of problems). Correlations between cognitive style and alcohol/work-related problems are theoretically compatible. Diffuse orientation scores are positively related to both alcohol- and work-related problems, while norm and information orientation scores are negatively related to both measures. Collectively, cognitive style measures explain 11.4 percent of the variability in alcohol-related problems, and 14.0 percent of the variability in work-related problems.

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“Fish out of water”: understanding decision‐making and coping strategies of English as second language consumers through a situational literacy perspective

Journal of Consumer Marketing ◽

10.1108/07363761011078262 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 524-533 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Madhu Viswanathan ◽

Carlos Torelli ◽

Sukki Yoon ◽

Hila Riemer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Second Language ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Small Subset ◽

English As Second Language ◽

Content Type ◽

Trade Offs ◽

And Coping

PurposeThis paper aims to study English as second language (ESL) consumers in the USA. The authors seek to focus on consumers who are literate in their native country, yet akin to fish out of water due to language difficulties and unfamiliarity with the marketplace.Design/methodology/approachUsing qualitative interviews of 31 informants and shopping observations of a small subset, the authors examined cognitive predilections, decision making, emotional trade‐offs, and coping strategies of ESL consumers.FindingsThe findings relate to cognitive predilections, decision making and emotional trade‐offs, and coping strategies of ESL consumers.Originality/valueThe authors analyze ESL consumers from a situational literacy perspective, viewing the situations faced by ESL consumers in terms of functional literacy skills. The findings provide a variety of new insights, and have important theoretical and practical implications for theory and practice.

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Managing Uncertainty in Paramedics’ Decision Making

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making ◽

10.1177/1555343416674814 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 42-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Hana Harenčárová

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Direct Impact ◽

Naturalistic Decision Making ◽

Decision Method ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Critical Decision Method ◽

And Coping

The objective of this article is to improve the understanding of uncertainty in paramedics’ work and the strategies they employ to manage uncertainty, and to provide a resource for training novices. Managing uncertainty is an important part of paramedic decision making and may have a direct impact on patient’s health. Yet, uncertainty has not been sufficiently examined in the naturalistic decision-making paradigm. Therefore, in this study I looked at the uncertainty paramedics have to deal with in nonroutine situations and the strategies they use to manage it. I conducted critical decision method interviews with nine paramedics from paramedic-only ambulance crews. To study uncertainty and coping strategies, I used the RAWFS (reduction, assumption-based reasoning, weighing pros and cons, forestalling, and suppression) heuristic framework. As hypothesized, types of uncertainty were predicted by incident phase, and the coping strategies were predicted by both incident phase and type of uncertainty. The most prevalent type of uncertainty was inadequate understanding of the situation, and the strategy most used to manage uncertainty was reduction. I describe specific examples of cases of uncertainty and the strategies used by paramedics, with the aim of providing materials for training the novices.

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Decision-Making

10.1093/oso/9780197512494.003.0008 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104-117

Author(s):

Itay Basevitch ◽

Gershon Tenenbaum

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Real World ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Real Life ◽

Neurophysiological Mechanisms ◽

Underlying Mechanisms ◽

And Coping ◽

World Environment

Decision-making (DM) has been studied from two main perspectives: cognitive and ecological. Findings indicate that experts have advanced DM skills that enhance performance. The underlying mechanisms of DM skills relate to the attention and anticipation capacities to function without interruption under pressure of time and to counter various sources of stress (e.g., self-regulation and coping strategies). There are still many questions that must be addressed to fully account for the DM process and apply the findings in a real-world environment. The most urgent questions relate to the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying DM, team DM processes, training and measuring DM, making creative decisions, and comprehending the process of coaches’ DM during competitive conditions and other real-life situations.

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A Qualitative study on Perceived Constraints and Coping Strategies in Career Decision-making in Female College Students using the Psychology of Working Theory

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY ◽

10.23844/kjcp.2020.11.32.4.2001 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 2001-2035

Author(s):

Sook-Kyoung Park ◽

Ji-Yeon Lee

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Decision Making ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Career Decision ◽

Female College Students ◽

Career Decision Making ◽

And Coping ◽

Perceived Constraints ◽

Psychology Of Working

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“A Woman Is a Puppet.” Women’s Disempowerment and Prenatal Anxiety in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study of Sources, Mitigators, and Coping Strategies for Anxiety in Pregnancy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17144926 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (14) ◽

pp. 4926

Author(s):

Armaan A Rowther ◽

Asiya K Kazi ◽

Huma Nazir ◽

Maria Atiq ◽

Najia Atif ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

South Asia ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Common Mental Disorders ◽

Maternal Mental Health ◽

A Priori ◽

Prenatal Anxiety ◽

And Coping

Common mental disorders are highly prevalent among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries, yet prenatal anxiety remains poorly understood, particularly in the sociocultural context of South Asia. Our study explored sources, mitigators, and coping strategies for anxiety among symptomatic pregnant women in Pakistan, particularly in relation to autonomy in decision-making and social support. We interviewed 19 pregnant married women aged 18–37 years recruited from 2017–2018 at a public hospital in Rawalpindi who screened positive for anxiety. Thematic analysis was based on both inductive emergent codes and deductive a priori constructs of pregnancy-related empowerment. Gender norms emerged as an important dimension of Pakistani women’s social environment in both constraining pregnancy-related agency and contributing to prenatal anxiety. Women’s avenues of self-advocacy were largely limited to indirect means such as appeals to the husband for intercession or return to her natal home. The levels of autonomy during pregnancy depended on the area of decision-making, and peer/family support was a critical protective factor and enabling resource for maternal mental health. Women’s disempowerment is a key contextual factor in the sociocultural experience of prenatal maternal anxiety in South Asia, and further examination of the intersections between empowerment and perinatal mental illness might help inform the development of more context-specific preventive approaches.

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The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000350 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 352-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Silvia Bonino ◽

Federica Graziano ◽

Martina Borghi ◽

Davide Marengo ◽

Giorgia Molinengo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Rasch Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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