“…Few studies were found in which the subjectively reported decision-making experiences of adults were specifically addressed. Existing studies involving individual perceptions of decisionmaking experiences were focused on the experiences of women making life choices about work, career, and motherhood (Gerson, 1985), on moral decisions involving abortions (Gilligan, 1982), or concerned decisions of men and women about other sexuality or reproductive health problems (Frank, 1990a(Frank, , 1990bRothert et al, 1990;Siegel & Raveis, 1993;Tymstra, 1989).…”