Association between Financial Risk Tolerance and Locus of Control, Sensation Seeking for Pre-Retiree Baby Boomers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abed Rabbani ◽  
Zheying Yao ◽  
Christina Wang ◽  
John Grable
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

Financial Risk Tolerance, Sensation Seeking, and Locus of Control Among Pre-Retiree Baby Boomers

2020 ◽  
pp. JFCP-18-00072
Author(s):  
Abed G. Rabbani ◽  
Zheying Yao ◽  
Christina Wang ◽  
John E. Grable
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Control Orientation ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

Financial risk tolerance is an important personal characteristic that is widely used by financial professionals to guide the development and presentation of client-centered recommendations. As more baby boomers enter retirement, research on how these individuals perceive their willingness to take financial risks has gained importance, particularly as the focus of investment portfolios changes from capital accumulation to capital preservation in retirement. This study examined the role of sensation seeking and locus of control on financial risk tolerance for a pre-retiree baby boomer sample using the 2014 wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Findings from three ordinary least square (OLS) regression models showed that baby boomers who were not sensation seekers, and those who displayed an external locus of control orientation were more likely to exhibit a low tolerance for financial risk. Furthermore, those who engaged in sensation-seeking behavior were more likely to have an internal locus of control orientation and a high tolerance for risk.

Do sensation seeking, control orientation, ambiguity, and dishonesty traits affect financial risk tolerance?

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Wong ◽  
Bernie Carducci
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Ambiguity Tolerance ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine relationships between financial risk tolerance and the personality traits of sensation-seeking, locus of control, ambiguity tolerance, and financial dishonesty. Design/methodology/approach – A pretested questionnaire was used to gather information from 255 respondents. With risk tolerance as a criterion variable and the four personality traits as predictor variables, a regression procedure was performed to determine which variables contributed to the variability of the criterion variable and the extent of such contribution. An analysis was also done to find out whether gender, age, GPA, and academic standing had an influence on each personality trait’s contribution to risk tolerance. Findings – Risk tolerance is directly related to sensation-seeking and the link is so strong that it is not mitigated by the effects of gender, age, GPA, and college academic standings. As for locus of control, the more one believes one has control over one’s outcome, the higher risk one can tolerate. Surprisingly, there is no relationship between risk and ambiguity tolerances. Dishonesty also does not affect risk tolerance behavior. However, the relationship is found to exist among younger individuals and those with lower GPA, possibly due to not having reached an adequate level of matured or critical reasoning yet. Originality/value – The relationship between risk tolerance and sensation-seeking is an established fact but whether the relationship still holds across several demographic groups is part of this study’s focus. Although much has been done on risk tolerance, very little has been done on its relationship to locus of control, ambiguity tolerance, and financial dishonesty.

The Effects of Situational and Dispositional Factors on the Change in Financial Risk Tolerance

2015 ◽  
pp. 201-220
Author(s):  
Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar ◽  
Wookjae Heo ◽  
John E. Grable
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Household Situation ◽  
Dispositional Factors ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

Utilizing the lens of Heider's (1958) attribution theory and Grable and Joo's (2004) conceptual framework, this chapter studies the effect of situational and dispositional attributions on changes in financial risk tolerance. Situational factors are assessed through changes in household situation and changes in macroeconomic factors. For dispositional factors, changes upon sensation seeking attitudes are explored. The data employed in this research come from the 1993, 1994, and 2006 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 5,449). Results from structural equation modeling indicate that changes in internal attributions have a significant and positive effect (coefficient = 0.12, p <0.01) on the change in risk tolerance, as is true for changes in external attributions where a significant effect is seen (coefficient = 0.30, p <0.01). Thus, the findings from this study support the conceptual framework premised on Heider's attribution theory and Grable and Joo's (2004) conceptual model.

scholarly journals Relationship between Biopsychosocial Factors and Financial Risk Tolerance: An Empirical Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Kannadhasan ◽  
S Aramvalarthan ◽  
S K Mitra ◽  
Vinay Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Wealth Accumulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Retail Investors ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

Executive SummaryFinancial risk tolerance (FRT) refers to the retail investors’ willingness to accept the negative changes in the value of investment or an outcome that is adversely different from the expected one. Understanding and assessing FRT plays a crucial role in individual choices about wealth accumulation, portfolio allocation, and all other investment and finance-related decisions, and in achieving financial goals. An advisor has to accurately assess FRT for achieving his/her goal or investor’s goal. Failure to do so leads to the choice of an investment option/portfolio which is inconsistent with one’s FRT, resulting in investor disappointment, that is, unbearable loss to the client. Such a situation may adversely affect the client–advisor relationship.Measuring FRT is challenging as it is a multidimensional attitude. Besides, it is an elusive concept that appears to be influenced by a number of predisposing factors such as demographic, environmental, and psychosocial factors. This study aims to identify the factors that are related to risk tolerance from outside the financial services domain such as psychology, economics, and bio-sociology. It deals most specifically with the relationship between biopsychosocial factors and FRT. Those who are interested in assessing and predicting FRT can move closer to a theoretical account that blends psychological and economic insights and supplements the understanding of risk-taking attitudes and behaviour of retail investors. Such an understanding will help financial advisors, policy makers, and researchers in identifying the determinants of an individual’s FRT to suggest the suitable investment alternatives to their clients.A single cross-sectional survey was conducted among 951 retail investors with various levels of investment experience through a structured questionnaire covering a variety of demographic factors. An analysis of the data collected through the questionnaire indicates that all the three factors—self-esteem, personality type, and sensation seeking—are positively related to FRT. This study adds to the extant literature on psychological determinants of FRT.

The Effects of Situational and Dispositional Factors on the Change in Financial Risk Tolerance

2018 ◽  
pp. 190-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar ◽  
Wookjae Heo ◽  
John E. Grable
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Household Situation ◽  
Dispositional Factors ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

Utilizing the lens of Heider's (1958) attribution theory and Grable and Joo's (2004) conceptual framework, this chapter studies the effect of situational and dispositional attributions on changes in financial risk tolerance. Situational factors are assessed through changes in household situation and changes in macroeconomic factors. For dispositional factors, changes upon sensation seeking attitudes are explored. The data employed in this research come from the 1993, 1994, and 2006 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 5,449). Results from structural equation modeling indicate that changes in internal attributions have a significant and positive effect (coefficient = 0.12, p <0.01) on the change in risk tolerance, as is true for changes in external attributions where a significant effect is seen (coefficient = 0.30, p <0.01). Thus, the findings from this study support the conceptual framework premised on Heider's attribution theory and Grable and Joo's (2004) conceptual model.

Demographic Variables, Delay Discounting Models and Dysfunctional Personality Traits as Predictors of Financial Risk-Tolerance Among Community-Dwelling Italian Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 026010792110321
Author(s):  
Antonella Somma ◽  
Rebecca Sergi ◽  
Chiara Pagliara ◽  
Clelia Di Serio ◽  
Andrea Fossati
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Linear Combination ◽  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Risk Tolerance ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Financial Risk Tolerance

To evaluate the effect of demographic variables, delay discounting and dysfunctional personality traits on financial risk tolerance (FRT), 281 community-dwelling adults were administered the Italian translations of the Risk-Tolerance Scale (RTS), Monetary Choice Questionnaire, Probability Discounting Questionnaire, and Personality Inventory for DSM-5-Short Form (PID-5-SF) self-report questionnaires through an online platform. Hierarchical robust regression results showed that the linear combination of demographic variables (gender and active worker status), delay discounting measures and selected PID-5-SF trait scale scores (i.e., Attention Seeking and Risk Taking) explained roughly 39% of the RTS total score. As a whole, our findings underscore the role of demographic characteristics, dysfunctional personality traits and delay discounting in FRT expression. As a result, FRT is likely to represent the linear combination of several factors that should be assessed in order to understand FRT and prevent erroneous choices among lay investors.

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