General Decision-Making Style Scale GDMS
Cognition
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es
CC BY 4.0
Description
The General Decision-Making Style (GDMS) scale assesses five habitual decision-making styles: rational (systematic, logical approach), intuitive (reliance on feelings and hunches), dependent (seeking advice from others), avoidant (postponing or avoiding decisions), and spontaneous (quick, impulsive decisions). Participants rate 25 items on a 5-point agreement scale. Each subscale comprises 5 items; higher scores indicate greater use of that style. The GDMS is validated in Judgment and Decision Making in its Spanish adaptation (Salgado-Orellana et al., 2019).
Scale Information
| Full Name | General Decision-Making Style Scale |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GDMS |
| Items | 25 |
| Dimensions | Rational, Intuitive, Dependent, Avoidant, Spontaneous |
| Domain | Cognition |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Languages | EN, ES |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500005453 |
| Repository | Open Scales |
Dimensions / Subscales
- Rational (rational)
- Intuitive (intuitive)
- Dependent (dependent)
- Avoidant (avoidant)
- Spontaneous (spontaneous)
Citation
Scott, S. G., & Bruce, R. A. (1995). Decision-making style: The development and assessment of a new measure. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55(5), 818–831. Spanish validation: Salgado-Orellana, N., Berrios-Martos, P., Guarino, L., & García-Martínez, J. M. A. (2019). Spanish validation of General Decision-Making Style scale: Sex invariance, sex differences and relationships with personality and coping styles. Judgment and Decision Making, 14(6), 670–683.
Items
| # | Dimension | Item |
|---|---|---|
| You will read statements describing how individuals go about making important decisions. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement. | ||
| 1 | Rational | I plan my important decisions carefully. |
| 2 | Rational | I double-check my information sources to be sure I have the right facts before making decisions. |
| 3 | Rational | I make decisions in a logical and systematic way. |
| 4 | Rational | My decision making requires careful thought. |
| 5 | Rational | When making a decision, I consider various options in terms of a specific goal. |
| 6 | Intuitive | When making decisions, I rely upon my instincts. |
| 7 | Intuitive | When I make decisions, I tend to rely on my intuition. |
| 8 | Intuitive | I generally make decisions which feel right to me. |
| 9 | Intuitive | When I make a decision, it is more important for me to feel the decision is right than to have a rational reason for it. |
| 10 | Intuitive | When I make a decision, I trust my inner feelings and reactions. |
| 11 | Dependent | I often need the assistance of other people when making important decisions. |
| 12 | Dependent | I rarely make important decisions without consulting other people. |
| 13 | Dependent | If I have the support of others, it is easier for me to make important decisions. |
| 14 | Dependent | I use the advice of other people in making my important decisions. |
| 15 | Dependent | I like to have someone to steer me in the right direction when I am faced with important decisions. |
| 16 | Avoidant | I avoid making important decisions until the pressure is on. |
| 17 | Avoidant | I postpone decision making whenever possible. |
| 18 | Avoidant | I often procrastinate when it comes to making important decisions. |
| 19 | Avoidant | I generally make important decisions at the last minute. |
| 20 | Avoidant | I put off making many decisions because thinking about them makes me uneasy. |
| 21 | Spontaneous | I generally make snap decisions. |
| 22 | Spontaneous | I often make decisions on the spur of the moment. |
| 23 | Spontaneous | I make quick decisions. |
| 24 | Spontaneous | I often make impulsive decisions. |
| 25 | Spontaneous | When making decisions, I do what seems natural at the moment. |