TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determinants of indebtedness: Influence of behavioral and demographic factors
A1  - Rahman, Mahfuzur
A1  - Azma, Nurul
A1  - Masud, Md Abdul Kaium
A1  - Ismail, Yusof
Y1  - 2020///
KW  - Behavioral factors
KW  - Demographic factors
KW  - Indebtedness
KW  - Malaysia
KW  - SEM
KW  - Literacy
KW  - Risk perception
JF  - International Journal of Financial Studies
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
DO  - 10.3390/ijfs8010008
L1  - file:///E:/jurnal/2023/j of economics and business/paper/rahman 2020 determinant of indebtness.pdf
N2  - 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.
ER  -