Correlations between attitude to money and demographic variables on a sample of university students
Автор: Mihly Niko Lett, Kovcs Va Ildik, Madarsz Imre, Mszros Aranka
Журнал: Региональная экономика. Юг России @re-volsu
Рубрика: Фундаментальные исследования пространственной экономики
Статья в выпуске: 3 (17), 2017 года.
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Despite the fact that money plays a central role in our lives, few empirical researches are directed at examining what factors can shape our attitude to money. It especially holds true for Hungary where such examinations are almost entirely missing. According to international research results certain demographic characteristics (gender, age, education, income etc.) and attitude to money show typical tendencies. Our paper summarises the most important results on the topic published so far and by using Yamauchi and Templer’s Money Attitude Scale (MAS) university students were asked ( n = 305) about their attitude to money. The results, in line with previous international analyses, show the correlation between attitude to money and certain demographic characteristics. For men money would rather mean the source of power and prestige while women are more money-consious looking for special offers and sales. Regarding age, the anxiety over money is the strongest for those over 35 when compared with other generations...
Money attitude, saving, consciousness, demographic differences
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/149131199
IDR: 149131199 | DOI: 10.15688/re.volsu.2017.3.6
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