scholarly journals Individual investment decision behaviors based on demographic characteristics: Case from China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. e0201916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiujun Lan ◽  
Qingyue Xiong ◽  
Linjie He ◽  
Chaoqun Ma
Keyword(s):  
Investment Decision ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Decision Behaviors

scholarly journals Socio-Demographics Characteristics on Investment Objectives of Individual Investors: Empirical Study in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Nevi Danila ◽  
Zaiton Ali ◽  
Bunyamin Bunyamin ◽  
Marlinda D. K.
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Government

Every investor has a unique choice of investment based on customized needs and goals. Each investment has its characteristics. This study investigates the association between socio-demographic characteristics of individual investors and the objectives of the investments. Employing Pearson’s chi-square test with 125 respondents from securities companies in Indonesia, we suggest that the decision of investors in investing their money depends on the association between sociodemographic characteristics and the characteristics of investments' goals. The results of this study can benefit both individual investors and securities firms. For individual investors, this study can be a guideline for them to make an investment decision by considering an investment objective that suits them the most. While for the securities companies, they can market their products to investors appropriately by looking into the demographic factors of the investors and indirectly know the investors’ investments preference. More, the government needs to enhance the infrastructure of the financial sector in order to increase individuals participation in the sector

Behavioral biases and investors’ decision-making: The moderating role of socio-demographic variables

2019 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 1950020
Author(s):  
Naveeda K. Katper ◽  
Muhammad Azam ◽  
Nazima Abdul Karim ◽  
Syeda Zinnaira Zia
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Behavioral Biases ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of behavioral biases on investment decision, and the interaction effect of socio-demographic characteristics. Data were collected from a sample of 179 individual investors in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). The authors conducted a hierarchical regression analysis to test the moderating effect of socio-demographic variables on behavioral biases. The results show that behavioral biases have a significant impact on investors’ decision-making. Moreover, socio-demographic variables (education, occupation and marital status) moderate the relationship between emotional biases and investors’ decision-making. This study provides a new addition to prior literature by investigating the impact of behavioral biases on investors’ decision-making, and the interaction effect of socio-demographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Investors’ Perception towards Investment in Stock Market in Bangladesh: A Study on Investor’s of Khulna City

2018 ◽  
pp. 67-82
Author(s):  
S. M. Zahidur Rahman ◽  
Jannatul Ferdous Bristy
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Securities And Exchange Commission ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Welch Test

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the investors’ perceptions towards investment decision in stock market of Bangladesh and to compare the identified influential factors with respect to the demographic characteristics of the investors. Methodology: Data have been collected from 160 investors of Dhaka Stock Exchange through structured closed-ended questionnaire designed with 5 point Likert scale having 25 variables. Factor analysis has been used to identify 7 core factors: internal, informational, economic, individual, strength and affordability, goodwill and external factor that are affecting investor’s preferences. Independent Samples t-test, ANOVA and Welch test have been used to identify gender, age, education and income wise differences. Findings: The study found that there were no significance differences in 24 out of 25 variables in terms of gender, 20 out of 25 variables in terms of age, 10 out of 25 variables in terms of education and 23 out of 25 variables in terms of occupation of the investors. Value: Listed companies, authorities and concerned parties in Securities and Exchange Commission and government will be benefited from this study.

Referral Patterns for Youths Identified at Risk for Suicide by Trained Gatekeepers

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Rodi ◽  
Lucas Godoy Garraza ◽  
Christine Walrath ◽  
Robert L. Stephens ◽  
D. Susanne Condron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Referral Patterns ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Lee Smith ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
And Gender ◽  
To Receive

Background: In order to better understand the posttraining suicide prevention behavior of gatekeeper trainees, the present article examines the referral and service receipt patterns among gatekeeper-identified youths. Methods: Data for this study were drawn from 26 Garrett Lee Smith grantees funded between October 2005 and October 2009 who submitted data about the number, characteristics, and service access of identified youths. Results: The demographic characteristics of identified youths are not related to referral type or receipt. Furthermore, referral setting does not seem to be predictive of the type of referral. Demographic as well as other (nonrisk) characteristics of the youths are not key variables in determining identification or service receipt. Limitations: These data are not necessarily representative of all youths identified by gatekeepers represented in the dataset. The prevalence of risk among all members of the communities from which these data are drawn is unknown. Furthermore, these data likely disproportionately represent gatekeepers associated with systems that effectively track gatekeepers and youths. Conclusions: Gatekeepers appear to be identifying youth across settings, and those youths are being referred for services without regard for race and gender or the settings in which they are identified. Furthermore, youths that may be at highest risk may be more likely to receive those services.

The Relationship Between Interoception and Metacognition

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Meessen ◽  
Verena Mainz ◽  
Siegfried Gauggel ◽  
Eftychia Volz-Sidiropoulou ◽  
Stefan Sütterlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Performance ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Interoceptive Awareness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Heartbeat Perception ◽  
Interoceptive Accuracy ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Recently, Garfinkel and Critchley (2013) proposed to distinguish between three facets of interoception: interoceptive sensibility, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive awareness. This pilot study investigated how these facets interrelate to each other and whether interoceptive awareness is related to the metacognitive awareness of memory performance. A sample of 24 healthy students completed a heartbeat perception task (HPT) and a memory task. Judgments of confidence were requested for each task. Participants filled in questionnaires assessing interoceptive sensibility, depression, anxiety, and socio-demographic characteristics. The three facets of interoception were found to be uncorrelated and interoceptive awareness was not related to metacognitive awareness of memory performance. Whereas memory performance was significantly related to metamemory awareness, interoceptive accuracy (HPT) and interoceptive awareness were not correlated. Results suggest that future research on interoception should assess all facets of interoception in order to capture the multifaceted quality of the construct.

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