Confidence mediates how investment knowledge influences investing self-efficacy

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 435-443

  Forbes, James ^a   Kara, S Murat ^a  

^a ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Investing self efficacy; Investor education; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952743532     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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