Self-related factors and decision making styles among early adults

Objective: to examine the effect of self-related factors,including self-regulation,self-esteem and self-efficacy,on decision-making styles of early adults. methods: the cross-sectional study was conducted from february to august,2014 at four universities of islamabad,pakistan,and comprised adult students of both social and natural sciences. data was collected through self-regulation questionnaire,self-esteem scale,self-efficacy scale and the general decision making styles questionnaire. data was subjected to multivariate regression analysis. results: of the 300 participants,160(53%) were men and 140(47%) were women. the overall mean age was 22.68±5.96 years. besides,170(56%) were studying social sciences and 130(44%) natural sciences. self-regulation,self-esteem and self-efficacy positively predicted rational and intuitive style and negatively predicted avoidant and spontaneous style. self-efficacy and self-regulation negatively predicted dependent style. conclusion: ensuring positive self-related factors affected adults' effective decision-making choices. © 2017,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.