Turkish college students' attitudes towards money

• Published in: International journal of consumer studies Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 493 - 501
• Main Authors: Özgen, Özlen, Bayoğlu, Ayşe Sezen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01-11-2005; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: College students; Consumer attitudes; money; money attitudes in the future; money attitudes in the past; Personal finance; Turkey
• ISSN: 1470-6423; 1470-6431
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2005.00417.x

This research was carried out with 300 Turkish college students in Ankara in order to investigate attitudes to money. The questionnaire was given to subjects from three different universities. The data were analysed by using explanatory variables, including gender, age and family type. Findings indicated that college students’ money attitudes relating to the past and future were linked to selected demographics, especially gender and age variables. The results of this study are important to the understanding of financial behaviour of college students and to enable professionals in the field of family and consumer sciences to be more effective in their advice and teaching.