TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Decisiveness and psychological adjustment
JO  - Journal of personality assessment
A1  - Weissman, M. S.
SP  - 403
EP  - 412
VL  - 40
IS  - 4
N2  - Decisiveness, defined as the ability of the individual to engage in the decision-making process, was examined in relation to a number of parameters of psychological adjustment. Six decisiveness instruments, a series of adjustment measures, and peer rating assessments were obtained for 228 volunteer subjects. The pattern of relationships between the decisiveness measures suggested that decisiveness is not a monolithic trait, but rather is multidimensional. The relationship between the decisiveness and adjustment, with the impressionistic, global measures of decisiveness showing a stronger relationship to adjustment than the behavioral, objective ones. However, contamination of the data due to methods factors was observed, and sex was seen to be a factor in the interaction between decisiveness and adjustment. Methodological improvements and suggestions for further research are offered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4004_10
ID  - ref1
ER  -