Adolescents' financial literacy: The role of financial socialization agents, financial experiences, and money attitudes in shaping financial literacy among South Korean youth

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 969-980

  Sohn, Sang Hee ^a   Joo, So Hyun ^b   Grable, John E ^c   Lee, Seonglim ^d   Kim, Minjeung ^e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Financial education; Financial experiences; Financial literacy; Financial socialization agents; Money attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POLICY; REWARD; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTH KOREA;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863501371     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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