Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review

Financial well-being (FWB) refers to a status of an individual equipped with adequate resources to live life comfortably. Millennials, a cohort born in 1980-2000, fared less well financially than other generations. This article attempted to look into the existing body of knowledge to provide a compr...

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Main Authors: M. Lambert, Ma. Jesusa Corazon, Md Jusoh, Zuroni, Abd Rahim, Husniyah, Zainudin, Norzalina
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Language:English
Published: AMH International 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107938/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107938/1/107938.pdf
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author M. Lambert, Ma. Jesusa Corazon
Md Jusoh, Zuroni
Abd Rahim, Husniyah
Zainudin, Norzalina
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Abd Rahim, Husniyah
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description Financial well-being (FWB) refers to a status of an individual equipped with adequate resources to live life comfortably. Millennials, a cohort born in 1980-2000, fared less well financially than other generations. This article attempted to look into the existing body of knowledge to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting FWB among millennials. Employing a combined PICO and SPIDER tools, fifteen articles have been identified and subsequently, five themes were developed affecting FWB among millennials such as financial behavior and financial literacy, personal traits, social and economic environment, and life stage attributes. Among these identified factors, financial literacy is considered to be the strongest as higher financial literacy translates into better handling of finances, resulting in surplus and therefore better FWB. Financial behavior and financial attitude are also important as they involve skills, motivation, and confidence to apply knowledge and understanding. Personality traits equally remained as strong predictors along with social and economic environment factors as well as social support from firms and institutions which significantly affect financial well-being. This research will enable millennials to improve their financial lives. In the pursuit of improving their financial well-being, individuals make financial decisions to grow their assets and protect their resources and alleviate financial crises. Overall, this paper has demonstrated the factors that substantially determine FWB among millennials. It is recommended that relevant research be done to verify the factors identified in this study.
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spelling upm-1079382025-03-13T01:48:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107938/ Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review M. Lambert, Ma. Jesusa Corazon Md Jusoh, Zuroni Abd Rahim, Husniyah Zainudin, Norzalina Financial well-being (FWB) refers to a status of an individual equipped with adequate resources to live life comfortably. Millennials, a cohort born in 1980-2000, fared less well financially than other generations. This article attempted to look into the existing body of knowledge to provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting FWB among millennials. Employing a combined PICO and SPIDER tools, fifteen articles have been identified and subsequently, five themes were developed affecting FWB among millennials such as financial behavior and financial literacy, personal traits, social and economic environment, and life stage attributes. Among these identified factors, financial literacy is considered to be the strongest as higher financial literacy translates into better handling of finances, resulting in surplus and therefore better FWB. Financial behavior and financial attitude are also important as they involve skills, motivation, and confidence to apply knowledge and understanding. Personality traits equally remained as strong predictors along with social and economic environment factors as well as social support from firms and institutions which significantly affect financial well-being. This research will enable millennials to improve their financial lives. In the pursuit of improving their financial well-being, individuals make financial decisions to grow their assets and protect their resources and alleviate financial crises. Overall, this paper has demonstrated the factors that substantially determine FWB among millennials. It is recommended that relevant research be done to verify the factors identified in this study. AMH International 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107938/1/107938.pdf M. Lambert, Ma. Jesusa Corazon and Md Jusoh, Zuroni and Abd Rahim, Husniyah and Zainudin, Norzalina (2023) Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review. Information Management and Business Review, 15 (2). pp. 98-108. ISSN 2220-3796 https://ojs.amhinternational.com/index.php/imbr/article/view/3424 10.22610/imbr.v15i2(i)si.3424
spellingShingle M. Lambert, Ma. Jesusa Corazon
Md Jusoh, Zuroni
Abd Rahim, Husniyah
Zainudin, Norzalina
Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title_full Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title_fullStr Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title_short Factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
title_sort factors affecting financial well-being of millennials: a systematic review
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