抄録
The aim of this paper was to consider the contents and the characteristics of the ability to make effective decisions which are needed to improve in consumer education, and the effects on the results of making paticular decisions in particular consumer decision making circumstances. Using a scale to measure decision making skill, I examined (1) the relationship of individual decision making skills to decisional self esteem, decisional stress, individual orientedness, and social orientedness, and (2) the relationship of individual decision making skills to self-acceptance about her way of life whether or not she feels regret for being coerced into a particular way of life.
The findings were as follows :
(1) When the score of decision making skills was high, the score of decisional self esteem was high, the score of decisional stress was low, and the score of individual orientation and social orientation were high. (2) When the score of decision making skills was high, the score of self acceptance was high, and the score of feeling no regret was high. The results showed that individual decision making skills have the characteristics to relate with one’s psychological state, and the degree of individual decision making skills also have an effect on self acceptance and feeling of regret for choices in the life cource. It was discussed that these approaches could contribute to prove the efficacy of decision making education.
