The Mediating Effect of Emotion Management on the Relationship between Self-esteem in Decision Making and Decision Making Style


Oktug Z.

2nd International Conference on Social Sciences and Society (ICSSS 2012), California, United States Of America, 1 - 02 November 2012, pp.344-349 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: California
  • Country: United States Of America
  • Page Numbers: pp.344-349
  • Istanbul Kültür University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In today's complex work environment people deal with the effects of emotions on behavior and try to manage them properly. Emotions influence the information processing of brain and alter the decision making process. Decision making plays an important role in business life and there are many factors which interfere with decision making behavior. The objective of this study is to examine the mediating effect of emotion management on the relationship between self-esteem in decision making and decision making style. The results show that emotion management partially mediates the relations between self-esteem in decision making and decision making styles (vigilant, buck-passing, procrastination, hyper-vigilant). Limitations and suggestions for future studies are discussed.