Inventário de Estilos de Tomada de Decisão: validação do modelo para o contexto brasileiro
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Este estudo validou o Inventário Geral de Estilos de Tomada de Decisão (GDMS) no contexto brasileiro. O GDMS, desenvolvido por Scott e Bruce (1995), avalia cinco estilos de decisão: racional, intuitivo, dependente, procrastinador e espontâneo. A pesquisa utilizou uma abordagem descritiva e metodologia quantitativa, coletando dados de 1.183 participantes de uma Instituição Federal de Ensino por meio de questionário online. O instrumento, composto por 25 itens adaptados por Lehnhart et al. (2023), foi analisado por Análise Fatorial Confirmatória (CFA) e Modelagem de Equações Estruturais (SEM), verificando confiabilidade, validade convergente, validade discriminante e ajuste geral do modelo. Os resultados confirmaram a estrutura de cinco fatores do GDMS no Brasil, com 19 itens no modelo final validado. Ajustes no modelo original melhoraram os índices de aderência e revelaram relações significativas entre os estilos de decisão, como uma forte correlação positiva entre os estilos espontâneo e procrastinador e uma associação negativa entre os estilos racional e espontâneo. Esses achados destacam a interação entre traços cognitivos e comportamentais na tomada de decisão. Conclui-se que o GDMS é uma ferramenta válida e confiável para o contexto brasileiro. Apesar da limitação de amostra a uma única instituição, os resultados contribuem para a compreensão dos processos de decisão e fornecem base para pesquisas futuras que ampliem sua aplicação e explorem sua integração com outros construtos psicológicos
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