scholarly journals EXAMINATION OF DECISION SELF-ESTEEM AND DECISION-MAKING STYLES OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACCORDING TO METACOGNITION AND LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (48) ◽  

This is a descriptive study conducted to examine whether decision self-esteem and decision-making styles of university students differ according to metacognition, learned resourcefulness, and gender. The study sample consists of a total of 467 university students. The collected data were analyzed by MANOVA-Wilks’ Lambda(λ) Test, Pillai’s Trace Test, t-test and Discriminant Analysis Test. The study results demonstrate that the niversity students with functional metacognition and high learned resourcefulness have a high levels of self-confident decision making. The university students with functional metacognition and high learned resourcefulness were found to have avoidance, panic, and procrastination decision-making styles which are significantly lower than those of the university students with dysfunctional metacognition and low learned resourcefulness. The study found that female university students have a high levels of panic decision-making style. Key Words: Metacognition, Learned Resourcefulness, Decision Self-Esteem, Decision-Making Styles, University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Sagone ◽  
Maria Luisa Indiana

In this paper decision-making styles, locus of control, and average grades in exams are examined as correlates of procrastination in a sample of 185 university students (mainly female students) recruited from mandatory courses for degrees in psychology and pedagogy at the University of Catania (Italy). Method: We used the Decisional Procrastination Scale (Ferrari, Johnson, & McCown, 1995), consisting of five Likert-type items useful for analyzing the procrastination; the Decision-Making Styles (Di Nuovo & Magnano, 2013), chosen for measuring the doubtfulness, delay, proxy, and no problem styles with 15 Likert-type items; the Locus of Control of Behavior Scale (Craig, Franklin, & Andrews, 1984) used to evaluate internal and external loci of control. The data were gathered through an online anonymous questionnaire and were analyzed using the multiple linear regression model to assess how styles of decision-making, locus of control, and average grades in exams affect the decision to procrastinate in university students. The main findings of this study indicate that doubtfulness and delay decision-making styles correlate with high decisional procrastination together with low average grades at university exams. Locus of control is excluded by the proposed model. Conclusions: These findings suggest pursuing a deeper investigation of the various types of procrastination and the measures used for analyzing the academic achievement in university students.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-318
Author(s):  
Hasan Yilmaz

The aim of this study is to compare the Turkish, Uzbek and Kyrgyz university students with regards to their thinking and decision making styles and as well as their cognitive closure. 141 Turkish, 69 Uzbek and 89 Kyrgyz students at the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University participated in the study. As the data collection tool, the 15-point version of the thinking styles scale, decision making styles scale and the need for cognitive closure scale were used. The data were examined with the one-way variance analysis and the T2 test of Scheffe and Tamhane was applied to find the source of the difference in groups where a difference was determined. As a result of the study, significant differences were found between the Turkish, Uzbek and Kyrgyz students in 11 of the 13 thinking styles and in 3 of the 5 decision making styles. The highest difference in 3 sample groups was found for the need for cognitive closure. The importance of knowing the thinking and decision making styles of different cultures as a prerequisite for intercultural communication and cooperation was highlighted and some recommendations were made on this matter.


2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1161-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Engin Deniz

The aim of this study was to determine the relationships among styles of coping with stress, decision self-esteem, decision-making styles and life satisfaction. The sample consisted of 492 university students. Life satisfaction was found to be positively correlated to problem-focused coping and seeking social support. It was also found that life satisfaction is significantly correlated to decision self-esteem and all decision-making styles (vigilance, buckpassing, procrastination, and hypervigilance). In addition, significant relationships were found among coping with stress, decision self-esteem and decision-making styles.


Author(s):  
Sarah Hosny Habi, Iyad Graes Shawareb Sarah Hosny Habi, Iyad Graes Shawareb

The aim of this study was to identify the major five personality factors and their relationship with career decision-making among university students. The study sample consisted of (371) male and female students from two universities, the University of Islamic Sciences and the University of Petra during the first semester (2020/2021). They were selected by the available research methods. To achieve the objectives of this study, two main scales were used: The scale of the five major personality factors The Major, which consisted of (48) characteristics. The measurement of career decision-making, which consisted of (38) characteristics which were applied to the university students. Methods: After analyzing their validity, the second was applied to the study sample and the relational descriptive approach was used. The results of the study showed the existence of a statistically significant correlation between the desired strategy and the neurotic factor and the presence of a statistically significant positive correlation between the desired strategy and all the remaining personality factors. The results also showed the existence of a statistically significant positive correlation at the level between the safe strategy and four personality factors except for the neurotic factor. The results showed the nonexistence of a statistically significant correlation at the level between the composite strategy and personality factors in light of the study results. Conclusion: In light of the results showed earlier, it is recommended to conduct more surveys, qualitative and experimental studies related to the five major personality factors and professional decision-making on other groups.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Korkmaz YİĞİTER ◽  
Hakan TOSUN

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of participation in a 1-week summer camp on thehopelessness and self-esteem of the university students attending Sport Sciences Faculty. Participants were 36university students assigned to experiment group using a random procedure. Coopersmith Self-esteem and Beck Hopelessness Scales were completed at the beginning and end of the summer camp by designed the university. The obtained data were analysed in the SPSS 18.0 program and the significance level was taken as 0.05. The descriptive statistics, independent simple t test, paired simple t test and Pearson correlation were used for analyse the data in the study. According to the results of the research, no significant difference was observed in the comparison of the hopelessness and self-esteem levels between pre and post-test. In addition, there was a significant difference in the hopelessness level of male and female students but any significant difference was not observed in terms of self-esteem. There was a significant relationship between hopelessness and self-esteem pre and post-test. These result shows that a 1-week summer camp cannot change the hopelessness or self-esteem level. However, as the self-esteem rises, the rate of despair decreases whereas as the despair rises, the selfesteem decreases.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.10) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Mhd Subhan ◽  
Mas’ud Zein ◽  
Akhyar . ◽  
Mohd Hakimie Zainal Abidin ◽  
Sallehudin Ali ◽  
...  

This paper examines the validation instrument used to measure the psychometric status of the self-employment intentions. Self-employment intentions are crucial to identify the university students in order to confirm their decision making. They are a questionnaire to measure graduation in university to start choice on their careers. This instrument is composed of 11 items and was carried out to 115 international students studying in one Indonesian higher education. There were 49 male and 66 female respondents involved in this study. The Cronbach’s Alpha value was .94 which strongly suggest that the instrument has an excellent reliability. This study points out that self-employment intentions are suitable to be used by college personnel and counselors to examine and identify self-employment intentions among international students in Indonesian higher education. Implications for future study will also be discussed. 


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Fátima Morais ◽  
Leandro Da Silva Almeida

No  mundo  atual,  a  universidade  tem  um  papel  crucial  na  formação  de cidadãos capazes de inovar. A criatividade surge, assim, como um conceito a valorizar  no  ensino  superior,  mas  tal  valorização  implica  alterações  no quotidiano  educativo.  Uma  fonte  de  informação  relevante  para  a rentabilizações  das  competências  criativas  nos  alunos  universitários  é auscultar  o  que  estes  pensam  sobre  elas.  Neste  sentido,  a  partir  do questionário  "Universidade  e  Competências  Criativas",  foram  analisadas perceções de 582 estudantes de uma universidade portuguesa acerca da conceituação e da valorização de criatividade no contexto académico. As percepções foram analisadas em função da área curricular de formação e do género, encontrando-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas para ambas as  variáveis.  Os  resultados  permitem  reflexões  no  sentido  de aprofundamentos futuros deste estudo, assim como apontam direções para cuidados e reforços a ter nas práticas educativas neste nível de ensino.Palavras-chave: Criatividade; Ensino Superior; Estudantes universitários; Perceções ABSTRACTIn today's world, the University has a crucial role in the education of citizens in order to innovate. Creativity is thus a concept to value in higher education, but that valuation implies changes in the educational practices. A relevant source of information in order to promote creative skills in college students is to gather what they think about those skills. Through the questionnaire "University and Creative Skills" the perceptions of 582 Portuguese university students about the conceptualization and valorization of creativity in the academic contexts were analyzed. The perceptions were analyzed according to the students curriculum area and gender. Data suggest significant statistical differences in function  of  both  variables.  The  results  allow  reflections  towards  further developments of this study but also point directions to reinforce deliberate educational practices in this level of education.Keywords:Creativity; Higher Education; College students; Perceptions


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Odeh Suleiman Murad

People with social anxiety demonstrate different behavioral aspects such as nervousness, apprehension, fear, and concern that negatively affect their personal traits and self-esteem. The current study is designed to identify the relationship between social anxiety and self-esteem among university students. To achieve this purpose, the descriptive correlation approach was utilized. Social anxiety and self-esteem scales were applied to a sample of 334 university students in Jordan. The study results revealed a low level of social anxiety and a high level of self-esteem among participants. In addition, there was a statistically significant negative correlation between the level of social anxiety and self-esteem among participants. The study recommended holding workshops and seminars for fresh students at the beginning of each academic year, to alleviate their feeling of stress and social anxiety and to raise the level of their self-esteem.


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Aisyah Panatik @ Abdul Rahman

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat faktor–faktor yang mempengaruhi gaya pembuatan keputusan serta perbezaan gaya pembuatan keputusan pengguna dalam membeli sesuatu barangan berdasarkan jantina dan etnik. Terdapat lapan faktor utama yang dikaji iaitu faktor kekeliruan terhadap pilihan yang banyak, tabiat setia kepada jenama, gerak hati, kesedaran kepada fesyen terkini, kesempurnaan kualiti, kesedaran kepada harga, rekreasi, dan kesedaran kepada jenama. Kajian deskriptif ini berdasarkan kaedah tinjauan dengan menggunakan 480 orang pengguna yang membeli–belah di tiga pasaraya terbesar di Johor Bahru (Pasaraya Giant di Plentong dan Tampoi serta Carefour). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa faktor kesempurnaan merupakan faktor yang paling tinggi mempengaruhi gaya pembuatan keputusan pembelian barangan di kalangan pengguna. Manakala tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dalam gaya pembuatan keputusan pengguna berdasarkan jantina. Kajian ini juga menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan signifikan gaya pembuatan keputusan dalam pembelian barangan berdasarkan etnik Melayu, Cina dan India. Kata kunci: Gaya pembuatan keputusan, tingkah laku pengguna, pengguna The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that influence decision–making style among consumers as well as to identify consumers’ decision–making style differences based on gender and ethnics. Eight factors which influence decision making style among consumers were investigated such as confusion caused by too many choices, loyalty to brand, impulsiveness, novelty fashion consciousness, perfect quality, price conscious, recreational and brand conciousness. This descriptive study used a survey method which involved 480 consumers of three supermarkets in Johor Bahru (Giant at Plentong and Tampoi, and Carrefour). Results indicated that the perfect quality factor was the dominant influence on decision–making styles among respondents and that there is no difference of decision–making style based on gender. However, there is a significant difference of decision–making styles based on Malay, Chinese, and Indian ethnicity. Key words: Decision-making style, consumer behavior, consumer


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