Psycho-social factors impacting credit acquisition and use by college students

Journal of Financial Services Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-284

  Peltier, James W ^a   Pomirleanu, Nadia ^b   Endres, Michael ^c   Markos, Ereni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Compulsivity; Credit card; Impulsivity; Locus of control; Parental involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888314438     PISSN: 13630539     EISSN: 14791846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/fsm.2013.20     Document Type: Article

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