Psychological Types of Decision-Making vs. Core Beliefs and Time Attitudes in University Students
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Decision-making is a complex, systemic phenomenon. Decision-making strategies and patterns correlate with core beliefs and time perspectives. This research offers an integrative model of these relationships. It focuses on decision-making in university students engaged in the processes of personal and professional selfdetermination. The sample comprised 120 undergraduate and graduate students from various fields of study and different regions of Russia. The methodology involved a battery of diagnostic instruments designed to assess preferred decision-making patterns and strategies, core beliefs, and time perspectives. The data obtained were subjected to correlation and factor analyses. The research revealed four decision-making types: rational-logical, impulsive-logical, uncertain-pessimistic, and indifferent-sentimental. This typology integrates decision-making patterns and strategies with specific core beliefs and time perspectives. It can facilitate psychological support for university students in the c ontext of their professional and personal development.
Source: SibScript
Authors: Evgenia I. Sadokha, Elena V. Grigoryeva
Institution: Kemerovo State University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225642518