How financial attitudes and practices influence the impulsive buying behavior of college and university students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-380

  Lai, Chien Wen ^a  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; College students; Credit attitude; Impulsive buying; Money attitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950344973     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2010.38.3.373     Document Type: Article

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