Tejeiro, Ricardo 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1181-7123, Alison, Laurence ORCID: 0000-0003-2459-0976, González, Jose Luis and Shortland, Neil
(2023)
‘Let's be careful out there’: Maximization and core values predict action time in police decision making.
Personality and Individual Differences, 215.
p. 112398.
Abstract
This study tests the hypothesis that individual differences in trait maximization as well as in core personal values impact decision-making in dynamic and high-risk situations. 420 student-candidates at a Spanish police College (64.8 % male; 18 to 25 years) completed an online questionnaire that included maximization measures and core personal values. They then responded to three written vignettes that required dichotomous decisions (act vs. wait) under conditions of uncertainty. Multilevel modelling revealed that higher scores in maximization predicted a greater tendency to choose the action option later, but no differences were found in difficulty or perceived confidence. The tendency to wait was significantly higher among those who had wait-favouring core values; likewise, it was lower among those who had action-favouring core values. This study confirms the role of the trait maximization in the timeliness of decision-making, and illustrates the relationship between certain identified values, and decision making.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Source info: PAID-D-23-00767 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Maximization, Decision-making, Policing, Sacred values |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2023 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2023 15:07 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112398 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112398 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3172963 |
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