Prediction of Risky Decision-Making Based on Decision-Making Styles and Psychological Hardiness in Male and Female Students

This study aimed to predict risky decision-making based on decision-making styles and psychological hardiness in both male and female students. The present study was a descriptive correlational study. The population of this research was all the Ahrar Institute of Technology and Higher Education students in the second semester of the academic year 1399-1400 (2020-2021), of which 287 participants were selected by the available sampling method. This study showed that psychological hardiness significantly correlates with decision-making styles in male and female students. In addition, psychological hardiness did not have a significant relationship with risky decision-making in female students. However, the relationship between all components of psychological hardiness with risky decision-making in male students was significant. The regression analysis showed that the decision-making styles of female students and the challengingness of male students significantly predict the changes related to high-risk decision-making. This study showed that the variables of psychological hardiness and decision-making styles in students to prevent high-risk decisions and improve their decisions should be given more attention by educational systems.