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Acting for Happiness: Financial Behavior and Life Satisfaction of College Students

verfasst von: Jing Jian Xiao, Chuanyi Tang, Soyeon Shim

Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research | Ausgabe 1/2009

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Recent research on well-being suggests that domain-specific behaviors contribute to domain-specific satisfactions, which in turn contribute to an individual’s overall satisfaction with life. Our study is an attempt to add to the literature by observing these phenomena from a financial perspective. Using data collected from a sample of undergraduate students at a major state university in the U.S. and employing structural equation modeling, we have found evidence suggesting that positive financial behaviors contribute to financial satisfaction and financial satisfaction in turn contributes to life satisfaction. In addition, positive financial behaviors contribute to life satisfaction through two more mediating variables: academic performance and academic satisfaction.

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Titel: Acting for Happiness: Financial Behavior and Life Satisfaction of College Students
verfasst von: Jing Jian Xiao
Chuanyi Tang
Soyeon Shim
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2009
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Social Indicators Research / Ausgabe 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9288-6

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