Determinants of Indebtedness: Influence of Behavioral and Demographic Factors

Rahman, Mahfuzur and Azma, Nurul and Masud, Md Abdul Kaium and Ismail, Yusof (2020) Determinants of Indebtedness: Influence of Behavioral and Demographic Factors. International Journal of Financial Studies, 8 (1). p. 8. ISSN 2227-7072, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijfs8010008.

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Abstract

This study aims to examine the influence of behavioral and demographic factors on indebtedness by constructing a model using specific determinants. The exploratory method is used through the partial least square (SmartPLS) technique, by surveying 320 respondents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A self‐administered questionnaire was administered to respondents, addressing both demographic and behavioral factors. The results confirmed four of the eight hypotheses stated. Among the determinants, risk perception had a highly significant relationship with both materialism and emotion, while indebtedness had a relationship with emotion and materialism. The findings also indicated that significant differences exist between indebtedness and behavioral factors on the basis of gender, marital status, age, income, and dependence on credit cards and loans. The results may assist various economic players to design better models for credit offerings and address the credit problem in the long term. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (Project No. FP058-2017A)
Uncontrolled Keywords: indebtedness; behavioral factors; demographic factors; Malaysia
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Credit. Debt. Loans
Divisions: Faculty of Business and Economics
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2020 03:47
Last Modified: 14 Aug 2020 03:47
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/25356

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