Risk tolerance and socio-demographic characteristics in decision making in financial investments
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2022.e85721Keywords:
Risk Tolerance, Behavioral Finance, Decision MakinAbstract
This research investigates how the sociodemographic characteristics of landowners impact the financial risk tolerance of individuals. A field survey was carried out with Lato Sensu graduate students from different public and private HEIs in the State of Paraná. The method used was non-probabilistic for a sample of 372 cases through a questionnaire. The validation of the Droms and Straus (2003) financial risk tolerance scale was performed using the CFA (Confirmatory Factor Analysis) technique and the data processing was performed using the multiple regression analysis technique with heteroskedasticity correction. The results consistently show the impact of sociodemographic variables on the risk tolerance construct, namely: gender, marital status, race, income and education, however, the age group was not statistically related due to the youthfulness of the collected sample.
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