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Personality Traits and Decision-Making Styles as Predictors of Behavior
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Personality Traits and Decision-Making Styles as Predictors of Behavior

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Psychiatry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 1501

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Luis F. Garcia

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1. Biological and Health Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
2. Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research, Dr. Pifarré Foundation, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: personality traits; cognitive abilities; psychological assessment; mental health; personality disorders
Prof. Dr. Anton Aluja

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1. Deparment of Psychology, University of Lleida, 25006 Lleida, Spain
2. Lleida Institute for Biomedical Research, Dr. Pifarré Foundation, 25198 Lleida, Spain
Interests: the biological basis of personality and behavior; psychological assessment; mental health and personality disorders; cognitive neuroscience

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The ability to make decisions plays a vital role in human behavior, as it allows us to consider options under conditions where there are no intrinsically correct choices to guide our selections, and all options present potential rewards and punishments. Under these common scenarios of uncertainty, both normal personality trait models and decision-making styles play a role in the final behavior chosen by individuals. In fact, the interplay between both kinds of constructs could be essential to providing us with a more fine-grained picture of the individual differences in the way people behave in many situations with an impact on people’s lives, such as economic decisions, addictive behaviors, vocational and career decisions, and many others. The present Special Issue aims to unravel the contributions from both kinds of constructs by analyzing the convergent and divergent validity of personality traits and decision-making styles, describing the common and different cognitive and biological basis of both concepts, and, especially, comparing the predictive and incremental validity of them in different settings.

Prof. Dr. Luis F. Garcia
Prof. Dr. Anton Aluja
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • personality traits
  • impulsive-disinhibited personality
  • decision-making styles
  • addictive behaviors
  • lack of control
  • decision-making process and behaviors

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The Role of Personality Traits and Decision-Making Styles in Career Decision-Making Difficulties
by Mine Aydemir Dev and Nuran Bayram Arlı
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(2), 159; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020159 - 1 Feb 2025
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Career decisions are one of the most important decisions individuals make in their lives. These decisions are multifaceted and complex, making them a challenging process, particularly for students. This creates obstacles for students navigating the career choice process. The aim of this study [...] Read more.
Career decisions are one of the most important decisions individuals make in their lives. These decisions are multifaceted and complex, making them a challenging process, particularly for students. This creates obstacles for students navigating the career choice process. The aim of this study is to examine career decision-making difficulties within the framework of personality traits and decision-making styles. The target group of this study is undergraduate students studying at a public university. For this research, we collected data through online questionnaire forms. The questionnaire comprised demographic questions and three scales: career decision-making difficulties, personality traits, and decision-making styles. A total of 505 students (63.2% female) participated in the questionnaire. The research model was tested using path analysis. We also conducted network analysis in order to better understand and visualize the relationships between the sub-dimensions of the scales. The findings showed significant direct relationships between career decision-making difficulties and personality traits (conscientiousness, openness, neuroticism, and agreeableness) and decision-making styles (rational, dependent, avoidant, and spontaneous). According to the path analysis result, neurotic personality traits were positively correlated with career decision-making difficulties, while openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were negatively correlated with them. The relationship between dependent, avoidant, and spontaneous decision-making styles and career decision-making difficulties was positive. These results provide valuable insights into the factors that shape career decisions, helping students make more informed choices and manage their career paths effectively. Full article
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Decision-Making Styles, Prosociality, and Behavioral Difficulties in Adolescent Offenders: The Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction and Emotional Experiences
by Arcadio de Jesús Cardona-Isaza, Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla and Angela Trujillo
Behav. Sci. 2025, 15(1), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15010080 - 17 Jan 2025
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Research on adolescents suggests that decision-making styles, emotional experiences, and life satisfaction play a crucial role in emotional and behavioral difficulties and the development of prosocial behaviors. This study analyzed the relationship between decision-making styles, prosociality, and difficulties among adolescent offenders, as well [...] Read more.
Research on adolescents suggests that decision-making styles, emotional experiences, and life satisfaction play a crucial role in emotional and behavioral difficulties and the development of prosocial behaviors. This study analyzed the relationship between decision-making styles, prosociality, and difficulties among adolescent offenders, as well as the mediating role of life satisfaction and emotional experiences in this relationship. A total of 457 adolescents aged from 14 to 19 years (M = 16.23; S.D. = 1.31; 32.2% female) participated in this study. The variables of interest were assessed using self-reports and descriptive, reliability, correlational, predictive, and mediation analyses were performed. A significant association was found between the study variables. Non-rational decision-making styles and negative emotional experiences influenced difficulties, whereas rational decision-making, life satisfaction, and positive emotional experiences influenced prosocial behavior. Furthermore, the results show that the relationship between rational decision-making and prosocial behavior is mediated by life satisfaction, emotional balance, and positive emotional experiences. Similarly, negative emotional experiences mediated the relationship between a hypervigilance decision-making style and emotional and behavioral difficulties. The results of this study indicate the importance of intervening in decision-making styles, emotional management, and life satisfaction in offending adolescents to decrease behavioral and emotional difficulties and favor prosocial behavior. Full article
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