Abstract
To examine the relationship between decision making and gender roles of students studying inhealthcare fields. The sample of the study consisted of 357 students studying in healthcare fields of a university. The data were collected using the Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire and the Gender Roles Attitudes Scale (GRAS). Students' self-esteem mean score was 9.41 ± 1.91 and the total GRAS mean score was 107.57 ± 13.54. There was a statistically significant difference between GRAS, buck-passing, and hypervigilance subscales mean scores according to students' departments (p < 0.05). Self-esteem and vigilance mean scores of students were high and they had egalitarian attitudes towardgender roles. The attitudes of health professionals are important in ensuring the participation of patients in their care and treatment decisions.
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