Do Decision-Making Styles Affect Career Stress? *

Abstract

The aim of this research is to reveal the effect of the decisionmaking styles of university students studying in the field of sports sciences on career stress. The study sample consists of 389 students (female 156, male 233, Age 21.40 +/- 2.833, min 18, max. 37) studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences in Turkey. Personal Information Form, Melbourne Decision -Making Scale -II and Korean Career Stress Scale were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, t -test, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analysis were applied to the data analysis. As a result of the analysis showed that the independent variables together explained 21% of the total variance in career stress and that hypervigilance and vigilance decision -making styles had a significant effect on career stress. On the other hand, buckpassing and procrastination decision -making styles did not significantly affect career stress. As a result, it can be said that career stresses increase when students apply a hypervigilance decision -making style, and career stresses decrease when they apply a vigilance decision -making style. The relative importance of the predictor variables on career stress; hypervigilance, vigilance, procrastination, and buckpassing decision -making styles. When these results are evaluated, it is recommended that students minimize the hypervigilance decision -making style in order not to experience career stress and make the final decision by applying a vigilance decision -making style by analyzing and evaluating the conscious and options. In addition, information and promotion platforms should be created in the process of determining career paths in sports before university education, and career expertise and consultancy in sports should be developed.