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Concept of indecisiveness within the HEXACO personality framework
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Current Issues in Personality Psychology
|November 28, 2023
Summary
Indecisiveness, a tendency to delay decisions, is linked to personality traits like extraversion and conscientiousness. A validated Croatian version of the Indecisiveness Scale (IS) is now available for research.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Personality Science
Background:
- Indecisiveness impacts decision-making quality and speed, with potential long-term life consequences.
- Understanding indecisiveness within personality frameworks is crucial for psychological research.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine indecisiveness within the HEXACO personality model.
- Translate and validate the Frost & Shows Indecisiveness Scale (IS) into Croatian.
Main Methods:
- 296 participants completed the full and short versions of the Indecisiveness Scale (IS) and the HEXACO-PI-R.
- Statistical analyses were used to assess the structure, reliability, and validity of the IS.
Main Results:
- The IS maintained its original one-factor structure with high reliability.
- The shortened 11-item IS demonstrated comparable properties to the full 15-item version.
- Extraversion positively correlated with indecisiveness, while conscientiousness, emotionality, and agreeableness showed negative correlations.
Conclusions:
- The Croatian translation of the IS is a valid and reliable measurement tool.
- The 11-item IS is a suitable replacement for the 15-item version.
- Extraversion, conscientiousness, emotionality, and agreeableness are key personality correlates of indecisiveness.
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