ID: 66865
Authors:
Sabrina Paulino de Oliveira, Wenyka Preston Leite Batista da Costa, Jandeson Dantas da Silva, Sergio Luiz Pedrosa Silva.
Source:
Revista de Administração, Contabilidade e Economia da FUNDACE, v. 13, n. 1, p. 178-197, January-April, 2022. 20 page(s).
Keyword:
Compulsive buying , Decision-making , Financial behavior , Materialism
Document type: Article (Portuguese)
Show Abstract
The main objective of this article is to identify the determinants of personal financial behavior from the perspective of Brazilian citizens. As for the methodological aspects, the research was developed and classified as descriptive; data collection through a survey, with a quantitative approach, where the Statistical Package Social Science-SPSS 20.0® software was used, using descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) as data treatment. The study investigated 221 Brazilian individuals, having as main results the identification of determinants of financial behavior such as: materialism, financial control, financial economy, financial planning and financial attitude. Financial behavior, under different conceptions, when added to the individual’s beliefs, reduces debt, since it forms more prudent attitudes towards money. Regarding the total effects of financial knowledge on the investigated behaviors, it was found that the greatest impact was on the behavior of materialism, followed by financial control, financial economy, financial planning and financial attitude. The results of this study are relevant, as it aims to develop studies that understand how financial behavior influences behavioral factors, considered essential for public authorities to be able to draw up national plans for financial education. The need for the financial behavior of the population is highlighted, enabling the generation of relevant knowledge and aiming for citizens to better manage their money.