Abstract
Stress in personal decisions. Luce et al. developed a model to explain the role of emotions in decision making process. Our aim is to validate this model in real situations, using evaluation instruments based on Lazarus' theoretical framework. 154 people were asked about a decision they had recently taken, evaluating: primary and secondary appraisal, negative emotion associated potential, stress and negative affection level, and avoidance tendency. Data confirmed that primary valuation is related to negative affection level; on the other hand, on the contrary, the combined effect of primary and secondary valuation on the stress level of decision makers is not confirmed. We didn't find higher avoidance tendency in subjects with higher stress levels.
