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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2022.vol9.no10.0169

Gender, Education, and Financial Socialization as Determinants of Financial Knowledge: An Empirical Study  

HODA, Najmul (Department of Business Administration, College of Business, Umm Al-Qura University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.9, no.10, 2022 , pp. 169-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
The main aim of the paper is to assess the level of financial literacy among business students. It further aims to investigate the role of external factors that may determine financial literacy. The external factors considered in this study are gender, grade point average, specialization, financial education, and financial socialization. Standard scales such as the Test of Financial Literacy, the Big Three, and other instruments were adapted to measure Financial Knowledge. Further, the study also explored relationships between several factors and the financial knowledge of students. These factors included a student's gender, specialization, number of finance or related courses studied, current Grade Point Average, and financial socialization. A total number of 303 valid responses were received through an online questionnaire administered to business students studying in a public university in the country. Statistical tests namely independent samples t-Test, one-way ANOVA, and correlation analysis were performed in SPSS 28.0. Results show that the overall financial knowledge of students is above average. Gender, number of finance or related courses, and financial socialization do not exhibit any significant relationship with financial knowledge. Current GPA and specialization show significant relationships. The findings of this study have important sectoral and research implications.
Keywords
Financial Literacy; Financial Behavior; Financial Socialization; Business Education; Saudi Arabia;
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