This study examined potential impacts of financial resources and values on emerging adults’ choice in committed relationships (N = 424, 26–35 years). Guided by Deacon and Firebaugh’s (1988) Family Resource Management theory, financial self-sufficiency and forming a committed relationship...

This study examines the impact of saving and future-oriented financial behaviors on young adults’ well-being. Using two-timed longitudinal data (N=748) collected both prior to and during the economic crisis, we tested and confirmed a psychological process model (i.e., financial...

The purpose of this study is to examine associations among financial education, financial knowledge, and risky credit behavior of college students. Using data from a sample of first-year college students, we found evidence that taking personal finance courses in high school and college is...