Continued Reliance on One Respondent in Family Decision-Making Studies: A Content Analysis

1983 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Bokemeier ◽  
Pamela Monroe
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Family Decision Making

Purchasing Insurance: Predictors of Family Decision-Making Responsibility

1984 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Skinner ◽  
Alan J. Dubinsky
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Family Decision Making

Family Decision-Making: A Developmental Sex Role Model.

1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Charles Lee Cole ◽  
John Scanzoni ◽  
Maximiliane Szinovacz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Family Decision Making

scholarly journals Development and validation of the Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie T. Nolan ◽  
Mark T. Hughes ◽  
Joan Kub ◽  
Peter B. Terry ◽  
Alan Astrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Loved One ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Patient Scenario ◽  
Family Decision Making ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

AbstractObjective:Several studies have reported high levels of distress in family members who have made health care decisions for loved ones at the end of life. A method is needed to assess the readiness of family members to take on this important role. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure family member confidence in making decisions with (conscious patient scenario) and for (unconscious patient scenario) a terminally ill loved one.Methods:On the basis of a survey of family members of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) enriched by in-depth interviews guided by Self-Efficacy Theory, we developed six themes within family decision making self-efficacy. We then created items reflecting these themes that were refined by a panel of end-of-life research experts. With 30 family members of patients in an outpatient ALS and a pancreatic cancer clinic, we tested the tool for internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha and for consistency from one administration to another using the test–retest reliability assessment in a subset of 10 family members. Items with item to total scale score correlations of less than .40 were eliminated.Results:A 26-item scale with two 13-item scenarios resulted, measuring family self-efficacy in decision making for a conscious or unconscious patient with a Cronbach's alphas of .91 and .95, respectively. Test–retest reliability was r = .96, p = .002 in the conscious senario and r = .92, p = .009 in the unconscious scenario.Significance of results:The Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale is valid, reliable, and easily completed in the clinic setting. It may be used in research and clinical care to assess the confidence of family members in their ability to make decisions with or for a terminally ill loved one.

Does Family Decision-Making Power Improve Women’s Happiness?

2021 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110300
Author(s):  
Zhongwu Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Family Decision ◽  
Family Decision Making ◽  
Heterogeneity Analysis

It is almost a consensus that the stronger family decision-making power a woman has, the happier she will be. While using the China Family Panel Studies, this study reveals a long-overlooked fact that women’s control over more family decision-making power does not necessarily improve their happiness. The results of the ordinary least squares and ordinal logit model confirm this finding, and the propensity score matching method corroborates the conclusion. Heterogeneity analysis shows that among those women with less education and lower social status, the negative happiness effect of women’s family decision-making power is particularly significant. Women’s traditional attitudes and self-esteem are two important factors which hinder women’s family decision-making power from enhancing their happiness.

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