Assessment of Decisions in the Context of Life Attitudes

• Autorzy: Ryszard Klamut
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Presented article attempts to show sense of life perspective as a determinant of decision making. It is assumed that the sense of life perspective described as life attitudes is significant in assessment of decision problem defined in the predecision phase of the decision making process. The predicted dependence was analysed in three categories of decision: self-development, financial and voting. The research was conducted on two groups of 186 and 86 participants. Two methods were used in the research: the Life Attitude Profile -Revised (LAP-R) and the Decision Assessment Questionnaire. In statistical analysis, the canonical correlation analysis was used. The scores show that the life attitudes (especially: Purpose, Coherence, Life Control and Existential Vacuum) are correlated with the assessment factor (especially: Cognitive Analysis and Affective Assessment) of each tested category of decision. However, the most significant relationship is found in the self-development decision. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Social attitudes; Decision making; Living standard; Quality of life

PL

Postawy społeczne; Podejmowanie decyzji; Poziom życia; Jakość życia

• Czasopismo: Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 18
• Numer: nr 1-2
• Strony: 159--176

Twórcy

autor

Ryszard Klamut

• Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

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