Accepting or rejecting medical treatment: A comparison of decisions made for self versus those made for a significant other

College students (N = 52) made sets of hypothetical decisions concerning wh ether to accept or withhold medical treatment for oneself as well as for a significant other. Two sets of decisions were made for the significant othe r: a set representing what the significant other would want for himself or herself, and a set representing what the potential surrogate would want for the significant other. Results revealed consistent sets of decisions withi n each decision frame, considerable individual differences in mean judgment s, an emphasis on the levels of mental and physical functioning, self-repor ted decision weights that differed across the decision frames, and consider able self-insight into the decision policy used when deciding for oneself.