Research Article

Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy

Volume: 52 Number: 1 May 30, 2023
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Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to classify the 20 biases into different groups (factors) and estimate each of them according to the variables of rational, experiential-affective, risky investment intention, and financial literacy. Behavioral finance, which combines the concepts and approaches of psychology with the theory of finance, evaluates individuals’ deviations from rational choices in their financial decisions with the concept of biases. In this context, the data were collected from 1188 subjects in Turkey through online surveys using a convenience sampling method between 14 May - 28 June 2020. Participants were gender-balanced, young, single, and highly educated. An exploratory factor analysis, ANOVA, an independent sample T-test, and a correlation analysis were performed using SPSS. In addition, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed using structural equation modeling. According to the results, these 20 biases were grouped into four groups according to the variables of thinking style, risky investment intention, and subjective financial literacy level. It was determined how both these four groups and individual biases differ according to thinking styles, risky investment intention and their levels of subjective financial literacy. In addition, it was also investigated whether both bias groups and other variables differed according to four demographic variables.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 30, 2023

Submission Date

July 2, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 52 Number: 1

APA
Aren, S., & Nayman Hamamcı, H. (2023). Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy. Istanbul Business Research, 52(1), 133-160. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368
AMA
1.Aren S, Nayman Hamamcı H. Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy. IBR. 2023;52(1):133-160. doi:10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368
Chicago
Aren, Selim, and Hatice Nayman Hamamcı. 2023. “Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy”. Istanbul Business Research 52 (1): 133-60. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368.
EndNote
Aren S, Nayman Hamamcı H (May 1, 2023) Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy. Istanbul Business Research 52 1 133–160.
IEEE
[1]S. Aren and H. Nayman Hamamcı, “Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy”, IBR, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 133–160, May 2023, doi: 10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368.
ISNAD
Aren, Selim - Nayman Hamamcı, Hatice. “Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy”. Istanbul Business Research 52/1 (May 1, 2023): 133-160. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368.
JAMA
1.Aren S, Nayman Hamamcı H. Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy. IBR. 2023;52:133–160.
MLA
Aren, Selim, and Hatice Nayman Hamamcı. “Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy”. Istanbul Business Research, vol. 52, no. 1, May 2023, pp. 133-60, doi:10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368.
Vancouver
1.Selim Aren, Hatice Nayman Hamamcı. Evaluation and Classification of Behavioral Biases According to Thinking Styles, Risky Investment Intention, and Subjective Financial Literacy. IBR. 2023 May 1;52(1):133-60. doi:10.26650/ibr.2023.52.961368

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