Examining the Intention to Invest in Cryptocurrencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-79
Author(s):  
Quoc Trung Pham ◽  
Hiep Hai Phan ◽  
Matteo Cristofaro ◽  
Sanjay Misra ◽  
Pier Luigi Giardino
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Financial Behavior ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Herding Behavior ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Among investors of cryptocurrencies there are supporters and detractors; this claims for the identification of the behavioral and socio-demographic factors that push to invest (or not) in cryptocurrencies. A survey has been administered to 275 Italian investors. Together with socio-demographic features (gender, income, age, and education), behavioral factors derived from the theory of planned behavior (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived control behavior) and from the financial behavior literature (illegal attitude, herding behavior, perceived risk, perceived benefit, and financial literacy) have been collected and analyzed. While attitude, illegal attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, herding behavior, and perceived risk have a positive impact on investors' intentions. Socio-demographic factors and financial literacy have no influence on the intention to invest in cryptocurrencies. This is the first study that comprehensively investigates the influence of behavioral and socio-demographic factors on the intention of investors to invest in cryptocurrencies.

The Impacts of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Perceived Behavioral Control Among Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 955-968
Author(s):  
Teresa Torres-Coronas ◽  
María-Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Market Opportunities

The economy needs entrepreneurs to identify market opportunities to offer solutions to social problems. Therefore, understanding the factors that affect entrepreneurial intention has become an important research topic. This article examines perceived behavioral control as a determinant of entrepreneurial intention. It also analyzes how trait emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial self-efficacy impact on perceived behavioral control. The resulting model shows that integrating these competences in entrepreneurship programs has a positive impact on perceived control behavior. Gender implications are discussed.

The Impacts of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Perceived Behavioral Control Among Undergraduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Teresa Torres-Coronas ◽  
María-Arántzazu Vidal-Blasco
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Market Opportunities

The economy needs entrepreneurs to identify market opportunities to offer solutions to social problems. Therefore, understanding the factors that affect entrepreneurial intention has become an important research topic. This article examines perceived behavioral control as a determinant of entrepreneurial intention. It also analyzes how trait emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial self-efficacy impact on perceived behavioral control. The resulting model shows that integrating these competences in entrepreneurship programs has a positive impact on perceived control behavior. Gender implications are discussed.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG SME’S IN MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 376-383
Author(s):  
Omer Bin Thabet ◽  
Atiqah Abd Manaf. Fazlin Ali ◽  
Mazhar Kantakji
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Financial Behavior ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose of Study: The objective of this study is to investigate the financial literacy among the SMEs in food and beverage sectors in Malaysia. Methodology: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in countries’ economic growth. However, the failure rate among SMEs getting higher. The literature stipulated that the lack of financial literacy is one of the main reasons caused this failure. Results: The results of 122 returned questionnaires shows that the socio-demographic factors such as age and marital status have influenced SME’s financial literacy. Moreover, the financial attitude and financial behavior found to be positively related to the financial literacy among the SMEs.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors among University Students in Beijing, China: An Empirical Study Based on the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7009
Author(s):  
Jiabin Li ◽  
Xianwei Liu ◽  
Yang Zou ◽  
Yichu Deng ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
Institutional Climate ◽  
Beijing China

Higher education institutions (HEIs), among other social systems, have an irreplaceable role in combating COVID-19. However, we know little about institutional and individual factors that might facilitate university students’ beliefs and behaviors toward preventive behaviors for COVID-19 within the higher education context. Our study applies an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to investigate the structural relationships among the institutional climate, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and preventive behaviors of university students and to detect the moderating impacts of perceived risk on the structural model. Data were collected from 3693 university students at 18 universities in Beijing, China through an online survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and multigroup analysis were performed to examine the empirical model. The results reveal that (1) the institutional climate has a significant, direct effect on preventive behaviors for COVID-19 among university students, (2) the TPB components, namely attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, partially mediate the relationship between the institutional climate and preventive behaviors for COVID-19, and (3) perceived risk moderates several paths in the model. Theoretical and practical implications are offered, and recommendations for future research are outlined.

Using the theory of planned behavior to understand the students’ pro-environmental behavior: a case-study in a Portuguese HEI

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabete Correia ◽  
Sara Sousa ◽  
Clara Viseu ◽  
Joana Leite
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Environmental Attitude ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Determinants

Purpose Through the application of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study aims to explore the main determinants of higher education students’ pro-environmental behavior. Design/methodology/approach An online survey was conducted among the students of a public higher education institution (HEI) in Portugal, from March to May of 2020. The data were analyzed with the structural equation modeling technique, considering environmental attitude, knowledge, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control as exogenous latent variables, and pro-environmental intention and behavior as endogenous latent variables. Findings The results show that the students’ environmental attitude and knowledge have no significant impact on their pro-environmental intention, while the students’ subjective norm and perceived behavioral control have a positive impact on their pro-environmental intention. The results also reveal that the students’ perceived behavioral control and pro-environmental intention have a strong and positive impact on their pro-environmental behavior. Research limitations/implications This study focuses on the students from a single public HEI, in accounting and administration area, and deepens environmental behavior in relation to resources’ consumption. Practical implications This study provides findings that can be useful for HEIs to be more effective in their policies, strategies and practices to improve students’ environmental behavior. Originality/value The paper contributes to the literature by exploring the main determinants of higher education students’ pro-environmental behavior in a Portuguese HEI and extending the TPB considering the additional variable environmental knowledge.

Factors which Influence Students Enterpreneurship Intentions: The Role of Education Programs, Subjective Norms and Perceived Behavioral Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Elona Cera ◽  
Nevila Furxhiu
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Year ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Abstract The entrepreneur aim is a very important factor, which is considered as a key element in youth employment and the development of the country's welfare. Literature suggests that same of factors which influence enterpreneurship intention are educatin programs, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. This study was conducted based on an intentional sample, which consisted of master's student, respectively the first year Business Administration and Public Administration, in Economic Faculty of Tirana University. The sample is composed with 63 people. The empirical analysis is based in the main two elements: first, the use of a standardized instrument and secondly, statistical analysis, factor analysis, correlation and linear regression. The study shows that education programs and subjective norms don’t relate positively with the entrepreneur aim. On the other hand, it emerges that perceived behavioral control has a positive impact on the development of entrepreneurial goal.

scholarly journals The influence of demographic factors and financial literacy on the financial behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Agustina Rosa Iriani ◽  
Caecilia Wahyu Estining Rahayu ◽  
Christina Heti Tri Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Financial Behavior ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Purposive Sampling

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) pengaruh faktor demografi terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sanata Dharma; dan (2) pengaruh literasi keuangan terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sanata Dharma. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei. Penelitian ini membagikan 100 kuesioner untuk memperoleh data responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis crosstabulation dan analisis Chi Square. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa faktor demografi (pekerjaan orangtua, pendidikan orangtua, dan pendapatan orangtua) tidak berpengaruh terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sanata Dharma. Sedangkan, literasi keuangan berpengaruh terhadap perilaku keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sanata Dharma. Implikasi penelitian ini, meningkatnya literasi keuangan mahasiswa Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Sanata Dharma diharapkan dapat meningkatkan perilaku keuangan mahasiswa menjadi lebih baik sehingga mampu meningkatkan kesejahteraannya.Kata kunci: Faktor demografi; literasi keuangan, perilaku keuangan

scholarly journals Effect of Attitudes, Norms, and Perception of Control of Foot Care Behavior In Patients Diabtes Melitus In Surabaya City

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Nuh Huda ◽  
Dhian Satya R. ◽  
Yohana Novitasari Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Foot Care ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Care Behavior

Introduction:Each year the incidence of diabetes has very Significantly Increased. Increased risk of foot injuries are the caused because people have attitudes, norms, and perceptions of less control over his foot care.This study Identifies and analyzes the influence attitudes, norms, and perceived control over behavior treatment in DM Patients foot. Methods: The study used observational analytic design with cross sectional approach at a time. The study population as many as 50 241 people as calculated using the technique of Cluster Obtained 185 samples diabetics. This study uses probability sampling cluster sampling approach with analysis of the Chi Square test. Intsrument questionnaire used in this research and Foot Care Behavior TPB questionnaire the which has been tested for validity and reliability. Results: Based on statistical analysis Obtained attitude towards foot care behaviors value = 0.001 ρ (ρ <0.05), the norm of the behavior of foot care ρ value value = 0.001 (ρ <0.05), perceived behavioral control of foot care value ρ value = 0.001 (ρ <0.05) so that we can conclude the influence attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control in Patients with diabetic foot care. Conclusions: Foot care was right and good behavior will prevent foot ulcers in diabetic patient. Patients DM was expected to know, willing, and Able to perform behavioral treatments for further enhanced, so that people Become aware, willing and Able to do foot care behavior.

Behavioral Intention of Traveling in the period of COVID-19: An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Perceived Risk

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujood - ◽  
Sheeba Hamid ◽  
Naseem Bano
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This paper aims to examine travelers` behavioral intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus by employing the theory of planned behavior. The framework incorporates attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and a very crucial construct, i.e. perceived risk, as per the current critical scenario of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected using a survey instrument on the internet by posting the questionnaire link over social network web pages of online traveling websites. The data was analyzed using structural equations modeling with AMOS 22.0 and SPSS software, and the proposed hypotheses were statistically tested. The sample under consideration constitutes 417 responses. Findings Empirical findings suggest that attitude, perceived behavioral control and perceived risk are significant for predicting behavioral intention while subjective norms do not. And these variables explained about 35 percent of the variance in behavioral intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus. Research limitations/implications This study can benefit travelers, tourism and hospitality industry, governments, aviation industry and other relevant organizations as this paper offers the latest updates and essential information regarding traveler`s intention of traveling in the period of coronavirus. The study mainly focuses on India, so the generalizations of results to other countries are unwanted. Originality/value The primary value of this paper is that it tested the theory of planned behavior by incorporating perceived risk in the context of COVID-19. To the best of authors’ knowledge, in Indian context, there is no study which has tested the TPB by adding perceived risk in explaining the Indian citizens’ behavioral intention of traveling in the period of Coronavirus.

Broadening the evidence for the Theory of Planned Behavior: predicting heavy episodic drinking in Argentinean female and male youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel I Peltzer ◽  
Karina Conde ◽  
Maria Ayelen Biscarra ◽  
Aldana Lichtenberger ◽  
Mariana Cremonte
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
And Performance

Introduction: Although the Theory of Planned Behavior has successfully been applied to explain heavy episodic drinking, recent reviews have identified gaps in the literature. Among them the role of gender, scarce research from non English speaking countries (and thus, other drinking contexts) and lastly, contradictory results regarding the measures used to evaluate social norms and perceived behavioral control. Objective: We aim to broaden the evidence for the Theory of Planned Behavior by evaluating the capacity of the model to predict heavy episodic drinking in Argentinean female and male youth. Methods: In this study a psychometrically sound measure is used and which evaluates both dimensions of social norms and perceived control. We measured Theory of Planned Behavior variables and last month heavy episodic drinking at two-time frames. Multiple linear and logistic regressions were performed. Results: Attitude was the main predictor of heavy episodic drinking intention; there were gender differences, among women perceived behavioral control and subjective norm were also predictors of heavy episodic drinking intentions. The intention was the main predictor of heavy episodic drinking for both genders, while perceived behavioral control was also a predictor among women. Conclusions: Theory of Planned Behavior allows us to better understand the motivational variables related to heavy episodic drinking intention and performance, and thus, to design appropriate prevention interventions.

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