Life-quality decisions: Tension-management strategies used by individuals when making tradeoffs
研究调查了与重大生活质量决策相关的感知权衡，发现了五种张力管理策略，这些策略帮助美国职场人士在决策中感知到更多收益而非损失，并解释了为何不同人对类似决策的权衡感知不同。
An investigation of perceived tradeoffs associated with significant life-quality decisions yielded five tension-management strategies which include: a) adopting a guiding philosophy, b) engaging in an ongoing practice, c) perceiving tradeoffs as `nothing given up of value/importance', d) applying a present orientation, and e) applying a future orientation. These strategies emerge as ways working professionals in the United States manage tension. Findings suggest that the use of one or more of these strategies is related to perceptions of more gains than losses associated with decisions. Further, examining the use of these strategies adds insight regarding why some respondents making similar decisions perceive tradeoffs differently. In dealing with work—life issues, the authors promote the use of tension-management strategies which are enacted by individuals alone or in conjunction with organizationally enacted strategies.