Life Choice Matters: A Study on Decision Making Process among Young Adults
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Decision making, life choices, personality traits, perceived social supportAbstract
Decision-making is a higher-order mental process that involves the selection of the most appropriate alternative from several alternatives through identification, information collection, evaluation, and choice. Most human decisions have to be made under time pressure, especially in the workplace. Moreover, life choices always depend on individual characteristics like personality and internal psychological factors like interest, and attitudes in the decision situation. In the present study, we examine the influence of personality traits and perceived social support on the decision-making style of young adults. The sample size (N=300) in the present study is equally distributed (Male=150, Female =150) based on the gendered aspect for comparing the difference in the decision-making process. The presented study is employed based on the primary data collected from university-level students, and quantitative analysis is done to understand the relationship between the variables. The study is novel by the nature of investigating the decision-making process concerning personality traits and perceived social supports among young adults.
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