Improvements in self-control from financial monitoring

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-501

  Oaten, Megan ^a   Cheng, Ken ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depletion; Saving; Self control; Self regulation; Spending

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547486101     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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