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10: DECISION MAKING ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

This study investigates decision making among high school students. High school student decision making patterns are also investigated. The study was conducted among 310 students from the Samsun in Turkey. The Scale of Decisions Making by Adolescents was employed in the collection of data. Mann Whitney U test was used for data analysis. Mann Whitney U Test was used to examine whether decision making varies according to gender, and a significantly high level of self esteem and apathy was observed among male students than females. Panic scores were found high level among females than males. Mann Whitney U Test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference in levels of decision making according to grade, and levels of panic were significantly higher among female students than males.

Author(s):

Yılmaz Çoğalan    
Turkey

Melek Kalkan    
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Turkey