Antecedents and consequences of risky credit behavior among college students: Application and extension of the theory of planned behavior

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-245

  Xiao, Jing Jian ^a   Tang, Chuanyi ^b   Serido, Joyce ^c   Shim, Soyeon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit card debt; Financial behavior; Financial knowledge; Risky credit behavior; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455134777     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.30.2.239     Document Type: Article

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