Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth
The objective of this study is to explore the factors affecting the savings and investment decisions of Malaysian Youth. Furthermore, the four independent variables, which are financial literacy, peer influence, parental socialization and locus of control, have been chosen to see whether they are as...
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| author | Ang, Ean Ting Koo, Siew Xuan Leong, Kai Ni Phang, Zi Wei Yap, Chien Jeen |
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| description | The objective of this study is to explore the factors affecting the savings and investment decisions of Malaysian Youth. Furthermore, the four independent variables, which are financial literacy, peer influence, parental socialization and locus of control, have been chosen to see whether they are associated with the savings and investment decisions, which is the dependent variable. In this study, 386 copies of the Google Form survey were distributed to Malaysian Youth. IBM SPSS Statistics 26 was used to analyze and interpret the data collected from the Google Form survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis. The results of this study showed that savings and investment decisions were affected by financial literacy, peer influence, parental socialization and locus of control. Last but not least, limitations and recommendations for future research were discussed in later chapters. |
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| spelling | utar-47972022-12-27T13:54:05Z Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth Ang, Ean Ting Koo, Siew Xuan Leong, Kai Ni Phang, Zi Wei Yap, Chien Jeen HG Finance HJ Public Finance TX Home economics The objective of this study is to explore the factors affecting the savings and investment decisions of Malaysian Youth. Furthermore, the four independent variables, which are financial literacy, peer influence, parental socialization and locus of control, have been chosen to see whether they are associated with the savings and investment decisions, which is the dependent variable. In this study, 386 copies of the Google Form survey were distributed to Malaysian Youth. IBM SPSS Statistics 26 was used to analyze and interpret the data collected from the Google Form survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and inferential analysis. The results of this study showed that savings and investment decisions were affected by financial literacy, peer influence, parental socialization and locus of control. Last but not least, limitations and recommendations for future research were discussed in later chapters. 2022-09 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4797/1/fyp_BF_2022_LKN.pdf Ang, Ean Ting and Koo, Siew Xuan and Leong, Kai Ni and Phang, Zi Wei and Yap, Chien Jeen (2022) Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4797/ |
| spellingShingle | HG Finance HJ Public Finance TX Home economics Ang, Ean Ting Koo, Siew Xuan Leong, Kai Ni Phang, Zi Wei Yap, Chien Jeen Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title | Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title_full | Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title_fullStr | Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title_short | Factors affecting savings and investment decisions of Malaysian youth |
| title_sort | factors affecting savings and investment decisions of malaysian youth |
| topic | HG Finance HJ Public Finance TX Home economics |
| url | http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4797/ http://eprints.utar.edu.my/4797/1/fyp_BF_2022_LKN.pdf |