Propensity to spend and borrow at a time of high pressure: the role of the meaning of Christmas and other psychological factors

Autor: Simon McNair, Ellen K. Nyhus, Rob Ranyard

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Behavioral Economics, Vol 3 (2024)

In countries where Christmas is celebrated, people are under pressure in the pre-Christmas period to spend on gift giving and socializing. In two surveys we investigated the role of the meaning of Christmas and other psychological factors in predicti

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On the association of debt attitudes with socioeconomic characteristics and financial behaviors

Autor: Barbara Summers, Jodi C. Letkiewicz, Simon McNair, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Cäzilia Loibl

Publikováno v: Journal of Consumer Affairs. 55:939-966

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https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12384

An item response theory approach to constructing and evaluating brief and in‐depth financial literacy scales

Autor: Darren Duxbury, Rob Ranyard, Simon McNair, Gianni Nicolini

Publikováno v: Journal of Consumer Affairs. 54:1121-1156

We applied Item Response Theory (IRT) to construct and evaluate new brief and in‐depth financial literacy scales. A survey of a UK adult sample (N = 589) included 50 questions to assess knowledge about managing financial resources and competence in

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https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12322

Worry about debt is related to social loneliness in older adults in the Netherlands

Autor: Martijn Huisman, Bianca Suanet, Simon McNair, W. Bruine de Bruin, Barbara Summers, Caezilia Loibl, M.A. Drost

Publikováno v: Ageing and Society, 42(12), 2869-2891. Cambridge University Press
Loibl, C, Drost, M A, Huisman, M, Suanet, B, Bruine de Bruin, W, McNair, S & Summers, B 2022, ' Worry about debt is related to social loneliness in older adults in the Netherlands ', Ageing and Society, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 2869-2891 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21000325
Loibl, C, Drost, M A, Huisman, M, Suanet, B, Bruine De Bruin, W, Mcnair, S & Summers, B 2021, ' Worry about debt is related to social loneliness in older adults in the Netherlands ', Ageing and Society . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21000325
Ageing and Society. Cambridge University Press

The amount of financial debt held by older adults has grown substantially over the past two decades in Europe. This study examines the association of objective and subjective debt burden with social and emotional loneliness among 1,606 older adults i

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x21000325

Pension Freedom Day in the United Kingdom: Early evaluation of consumer response

Autor: Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Barbara Summers, Simon McNair, Cäzilia Loibl

Publikováno v: International Journal of Consumer Studies. 43:35-45

Understanding decumulation decisions in retirement is an important component of public policy that influences pension regulations in aging societies. This research examined a recent, substantial change to pension regulation in the United Kingdom: the

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https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12481