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Parental attitudes towards pocket money, trait competitiveness and occupational stress

Bruce Kirkcaldy (International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Adrian Furnham (Department of Psychology, University College London, London, UK)
Terence Martin (International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health, Düsseldorf, Germany and Den Haag, The Netherlands)

Journal of Managerial Psychology

ISSN: 0268-3946

Article publication date: 1 June 2003

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Abstract

Several hundred German parents completed a questionnaire to assess their attitudes towards pocket money and economic socialisation. In addition trait competitiveness and occupational stress were measured. Demographic variables were less predictive of competitiveness compared to psychological/attitudinal factors. The more competitive oriented parents displayed a distinct monetary attitude profile: they were less liberal, more structured and budget‐oriented. They used money significantly more as a reinforcer for educational purposes, e.g. educational or scholarly success, and as an instrument to teach autonomy. Subjectively perceived occupational stress was determined by diverse socio‐demographic variables, although the stress‐demographic relationship was moderated by gender. Older fathers and men from a poor social‐economic background (as children) tended to show greater job‐related stress. Conversely, mothers from “superior” SES, with more siblings, and fewer children of their own, reported more occupational stress.

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Kirkcaldy, B., Furnham, A. and Martin, T. (2003), "Parental attitudes towards pocket money, trait competitiveness and occupational stress", Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 305-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940310473073

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