Can personality traits influence Brazilian university students' financial literacy?
ISSN: 1940-5979
Article publication date: 18 February 2022
Issue publication date: 19 June 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The objective of the present study is to assess the financial literacy levels of students at a Brazilian university and investigate how these levels are affected by profile characteristics and personality traits.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected using SurveyMonkey, and a link to the questionnaire was sent by e-mail. The questionnaire contains three blocks of questions: demographics, financial literacy and personality traits. Ordered logistic regression was applied to a sample of 1,312 students.
Findings
Younger participants, those with higher incomes and men were more likely to have a high level of financial literacy. The same was true of those who were less extrovert, i.e. assertive, sociable, optimistic and communicative students. These results contribute to the field by indicating which population segments should be prioritized in efforts to promote financial literacy.
Originality/value
To the best of our knowledge, no study has compared Financial Literacy and Personality Traits in Brazil, a developing country that is only beginning to develop national financial literacy strategies.
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Acknowledgements
Marco Goulart acknowledges financial support from CAPES Foundation, Ministry of Education, Brazil.
Citation
Goulart, M.A.d.O.V., da Costa Jr, N.C.A., Paraboni, A.L. and Luna, M.M.M. (2023), "Can personality traits influence Brazilian university students' financial literacy?", Review of Behavioral Finance, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 410-426. https://doi.org/10.1108/RBF-12-2021-0259
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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