Changing Financial Behavior: Implications for Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals.

O'Neill, Barbara; Bristow, Barbara; Brennan, Patricia

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Publication Date: 1999

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Changing Financial Behavior: Implications for Family and Consumer Sciences Professionals.

O'Neill, Barbara; Bristow, Barbara; Brennan, Patricia

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, v91 n4 p43-48 1999

A study of 248 adults who attended financial workshops to learn to increase savings and decrease credit card debt indicated that many were at the contemplation and preparation stages of behavioral change. Using a stage model helps determine ways to recruit adult learners and focus financial workshops. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Consumer Education, Credit Cards, Debt (Financial), Educational Needs, Money Management

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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