Relationship of Decision Making Style with Grit and Adjustment

Abstract

Decision making style refers to the approach taken by an individual while making a decision. There are five types of decision making style: rational, intuitive, dependent, avoidant and spontaneous decision making style. Each decision making style highlights different reasoning taken by the individual. Grit refers to consistency shown by an individual for a long-term goal. It reflects the level of determination of the individual. Adjustment refers to the adaptability of the individual toward a new environment and the level of difficulty they faced during the process of adjustment. The objective of the present study is to understand the relationship of decision making style with grit and adjustment among college students. The purpose is to identify if there is any association between the different decision making style with level of grit and level of adjustment. For these 100 college students were selected as a sample. Grit scale by Duckworth, decision making style inventory by Scott and Bruce and brief adjustment scale were used to gather the data. For data analysis pearson’s correlations correlation was used. The findings of the study stated that there is a positive relationship between rational and intuitive decision making style with grit. Grit shares a negative relationship with spontaneous and avoidant decision making style. It was also revealed that rational and intuitive have a negative relationship with adjustment difficulty. On the other hand, spontaneous and avoidant decision making style has a positive relationship with adjustment. This study can guide college students to understand the benefits of rational and intuitive decision making style. This study can also predict the grit and adjustment based on the decision making style of the individual.