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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL NATURE OF MONEY: EVIDENCE FROM A MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH WITH A LIFE-CYCLE PERSPECTIVE
No full textBackground: Ricerche precedenti hanno evidenziato l'importanza di indagare il concetto di denaro da una prospettiva psicologica, riconoscendo che la sua natura si estende ben oltre le sole funzioni economiche. Tuttavia, la letteratura esistente sul tema presenta limitazioni che necessitano di essere affrontate. Progressi sia metodologici che teorici sono infatti fondamentali per ottenere una comprensione più completa di come le persone si relazionano al denaro. Inoltre, finora è stata dedicata scarsa attenzione alle differenze legate all'età, nonostante gli studiosi concordino sull'importanza di considerare le fasi del ciclo di vita in relazione ai costrutti economici.
Obiettivi: Il presente lavoro si propone di indagare come gli individui attribuiscano significato al denaro, approfondendone i connotati simbolici e affettivi. Inoltre, la ricerca si pone l’obiettivo di comprendere le divergenze nei significati attribuiti al denaro tra individui in diverse fasi della propria vita, con un'attenzione specifica ai giovani adulti.
Metodologia: La ricerca ha adottato un approccio misto, composto da tre fasi. Nella fase iniziale, è stata condotta una scoping review per mappare la letteratura esistente sul tema dell’atteggiamento verso il denaro, che costituisce l'argomento più ampiamente studiato nell’ambito della psicologia del denaro. Lo scopo di questa prima fase è stato di analizzare aspetti metodologici e teorici e di tracciare la relazione tra gli atteggiamenti verso il denaro e le variabili a essi associate. Il secondo studio si è proposto di ricostruire la rappresentazione sociale del denaro, stabilendo un collegamento con il concetto di crisi economica. 305 partecipanti hanno preso parte allo studio, che ha impiegato dati sia qualitativi che quantitativi. Infine, attraverso tre studi quantitativi, è stata convalidata la Scala degli Stili Monetari, esplorando i significati simbolici e affettivi del denaro. In tutte e tre le fasi, è stata data particolare attenzione alle differenze di età.
Risultati: La revisione sistematica ha rivelato la complessità che circonda il concetto di atteggiamento verso il denaro, consentendo l'identificazione di gap in letteratura e fornendo indicazioni per le fasi successive della ricerca. Il secondo studio ha fornito preziose intuizioni sulla rappresentazione sociale del denaro, rivelando la sua natura duale e stabilendo un collegamento con la crisi economica. Inoltre, ha messo in luce differenze d'età, con i giovani più inclini a una prospettiva pragmatica e negativa sul denaro. Lo studio finale ha validato la Scala degli Stili Monetari, offrendo intuizioni sulla connessione tra i significati simbolici e affettivi del denaro e i comportamenti finanziari. Sono emerse inoltre differenze basate sul ciclo di vita, con i giovani più inclini a mantenere una visione egoistica ed emotivamente carica del denaro.
Conclusioni: Il presente lavoro ha sottolineato l'importanza di esplorare il denaro da una prospettiva psicologica. La psicologia del denaro rappresenta dunque un terreno fertile per i contesti accademico, pubblico e privato, con l'obiettivo di sostenere gli individui nello sviluppo di una relazione equilibrata e sana con il denaro.Background: The importance to explore the concept of money from a psychological perspective has been advocated by several studies, recognizing that its nature extends far beyond its economic functions. Evidence from diverse academic fields has highlighted the profound influence that money exerts on individuals, impacting their lives in numerous ways. However, the psychological literature on money faces important limitations that need to be addressed. Both methodological and theoretical advancements are necessary to gain a deeper understanding of how people relate to money. Furthermore, limited attention has been given to age-related differences, although scholars agree on the importance of adopting a life-cycle perspective on economic constructs. Given the challenges faced by emerging adults, it is particularly crucial to focus on them to uncover specific needs and expectations.
Aims: The present work aims to investigate how individuals make sense of money, delving into the symbolic and affective meanings of the concept. Furthermore, it seeks to explore whether there are divergences in the meanings attributed to money among individuals living different life phases, with a specific emphasis on emerging adults.
Methods: The research has adopted a mixed-method approach, consisting of three phases. In the initial phase, a systematic scoping review has been conducted to map the extant literature on money attitudes, which represent the most extensively studied topic in the psychology of money. The review was meant to identify methodological and theoretical aspects and to chart the relationship between money attitudes and its correlates. The second phase has involved a representational study, aimed to reconstruct the social representation of money establishing a connection with the economic crisis. 305 respondents participated in the study, which employed both qualitative and quantitative data. Finally, by means of three quantitative studies, the Monetary Styles Scale has been validated, exploring the symbolic and affective meanings of money. Across all the three phases, particular attention was given to age-related differences.
Results: The systematic scoping review has revealed the complexity surrounding the concept of money attitudes, enabling the identification of gaps and providing guidance for the subsequent research phases. The second study has yielded valuable insights into the shared mental representation of money, revealing its dual nature and establishing a link with the economic crisis. Furthermore, it has emphasized age-related differences in the representation of money, with young people more inclined toward a pragmatic and negative perspective. The final study has confirmed the validity of the Monetary Styles Scale, offering insights into the connection between the symbolic and affective meanings of money and financial behaviors. Differences based on life-cycle phase have also emerged, underscoring that young people are more inclined to hold a self-centered and emotionally charged view of money.
Conclusions: The present work has emphasized the importance of exploring money from a psychological perspective. The psychology of money represents a fertile ground that offers valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers with the goal of supporting individuals in developing a balanced and healthy relationship with money
Nudges in Workplace Environments – A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
No full textNudges represent a cost-effective and noncompulsory way to promote behavioral change, yet most studies have focused on household domains. As nudges could also benefit work settings, this study aims to explore nudge interventions implemented in workplace environments to determine the behavioral domains targeted and the type of nudge used. A systematic review of literature was conducted. Results show a prevalence of focus on health: Most interventions improve workers’ food choices or increase their physical activity; a few address pro-environmental behavior, and fewer target workers’ performance. Regarding the type of nudge implemented, most studies design
interventions that modify the way information is presented. Further research is needed to address the gaps in literature about nudges in organizations, whose complexity is thoroughly discussed
New Trends and Patterns in Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda
Get PDFThe challenge of sustainable development and consumption is to meet current wants without impoverishing future generations and the planet in the long term. Therefore, new patterns of sustainable practices are increasingly promoted. The purpose of the present study is to realize a systematic review aimed to analyze the contents and features of articles dealing with new trends in consumers’ sustainable consumption. One hundred and four papers published in the last five years were retrieved and analyzed through a lexicographical analysis using the software T-LAB. The results show that, even if most of the current studies focus almost exclusively on the environmental impact of sustainability, the social perspective is also recently taking hold. Evidence suggests prevailing attention towards consumers’ appeal and consumption of eco-friendly food products, together with a growing interest in the last years in consumers’ practices in other key sectors, such as tourism, commerce, and clothing. Future research should spotlight the less explored frameworks, looking at the economic and social sides of sustainability in a variety of contextual settings. At the same time, consumer-focused research should not forget to look at consumers’ sustainable behavior as a whole and its impacts from the perspective of planet, people, and profi
Determinants of the willingness to buy products certified by omics technology: differences between regular and occasional consumers of organic food
No full textConsumers’ demand for organic food has increased in the last years, together with a growing request for food authentication and safety. Omics technologies represent a viable analytical strategy to respond to such needs, strengthen food safety information transmission between consumers and industry, and differentiate between organic and conventional products. However, little is known about consumers’ perception of such a novel certification approach. The present research ought to provide insights into the perspectives of consumers, exploring the antecedents of their intention to purchase organic vegetables certified through omics technologies and differentiating between regular and occasional consumers of organic foods. Data were collected from a representative sample of 807 Italian respondents who completed a self-report questionnaire, and Structural Equation Modeling was performed to analyze the data. Results show that several factors influence consumers’ approach to omics technology, among which trust in actors in the food industry, attitudes towards the technology and environmental food concerns. In addition, the study drew attention to the differential path impacting consumers with distinct eating habits. Indeed, the degree of importance attributed to food in one’s life and the interest towards innovative food are significant predictors of the intention to adopt omics technology only for people consuming organic products with higher frequency. Also, trust in industry actors follows a different path for regular and occasional organic food consumers. The present study sheds light on consumers’ perspective on omics technologies, a relatively unexplored topic. Moreover, it allowed to differentiate consumers based on their organic consumption habits, which has been rarely done in previous research. The evidence collected suggests the need for tailored communication programs to stimulate the adoption of omics technologies and foster consumers’ confidence in novel food technologies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL NATURE OF MONEY: EVIDENCE FROM A MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH WITH A LIFE-CYCLE PERSPECTIVE
Get PDFBackground: Ricerche precedenti hanno evidenziato l'importanza di indagare il concetto di denaro da una prospettiva psicologica, riconoscendo che la sua natura si estende ben oltre le sole funzioni economiche. Tuttavia, la letteratura esistente sul tema presenta limitazioni che necessitano di essere affrontate. Progressi sia metodologici che teorici sono infatti fondamentali per ottenere una comprensione più completa di come le persone si relazionano al denaro. Inoltre, finora è stata dedicata scarsa attenzione alle differenze legate all'età, nonostante gli studiosi concordino sull'importanza di considerare le fasi del ciclo di vita in relazione ai costrutti economici.
Obiettivi: Il presente lavoro si propone di indagare come gli individui attribuiscano significato al denaro, approfondendone i connotati simbolici e affettivi. Inoltre, la ricerca si pone l’obiettivo di comprendere le divergenze nei significati attribuiti al denaro tra individui in diverse fasi della propria vita, con un'attenzione specifica ai giovani adulti.
Metodologia: La ricerca ha adottato un approccio misto, composto da tre fasi. Nella fase iniziale, è stata condotta una scoping review per mappare la letteratura esistente sul tema dell’atteggiamento verso il denaro, che costituisce l'argomento più ampiamente studiato nell’ambito della psicologia del denaro. Lo scopo di questa prima fase è stato di analizzare aspetti metodologici e teorici e di tracciare la relazione tra gli atteggiamenti verso il denaro e le variabili a essi associate. Il secondo studio si è proposto di ricostruire la rappresentazione sociale del denaro, stabilendo un collegamento con il concetto di crisi economica. 305 partecipanti hanno preso parte allo studio, che ha impiegato dati sia qualitativi che quantitativi. Infine, attraverso tre studi quantitativi, è stata convalidata la Scala degli Stili Monetari, esplorando i significati simbolici e affettivi del denaro. In tutte e tre le fasi, è stata data particolare attenzione alle differenze di età.
Risultati: La revisione sistematica ha rivelato la complessità che circonda il concetto di atteggiamento verso il denaro, consentendo l'identificazione di gap in letteratura e fornendo indicazioni per le fasi successive della ricerca. Il secondo studio ha fornito preziose intuizioni sulla rappresentazione sociale del denaro, rivelando la sua natura duale e stabilendo un collegamento con la crisi economica. Inoltre, ha messo in luce differenze d'età, con i giovani più inclini a una prospettiva pragmatica e negativa sul denaro. Lo studio finale ha validato la Scala degli Stili Monetari, offrendo intuizioni sulla connessione tra i significati simbolici e affettivi del denaro e i comportamenti finanziari. Sono emerse inoltre differenze basate sul ciclo di vita, con i giovani più inclini a mantenere una visione egoistica ed emotivamente carica del denaro.
Conclusioni: Il presente lavoro ha sottolineato l'importanza di esplorare il denaro da una prospettiva psicologica. La psicologia del denaro rappresenta dunque un terreno fertile per i contesti accademico, pubblico e privato, con l'obiettivo di sostenere gli individui nello sviluppo di una relazione equilibrata e sana con il denaro.Background: The importance to explore the concept of money from a psychological perspective has been advocated by several studies, recognizing that its nature extends far beyond its economic functions. Evidence from diverse academic fields has highlighted the profound influence that money exerts on individuals, impacting their lives in numerous ways. However, the psychological literature on money faces important limitations that need to be addressed. Both methodological and theoretical advancements are necessary to gain a deeper understanding of how people relate to money. Furthermore, limited attention has been given to age-related differences, although scholars agree on the importance of adopting a life-cycle perspective on economic constructs. Given the challenges faced by emerging adults, it is particularly crucial to focus on them to uncover specific needs and expectations.
Aims: The present work aims to investigate how individuals make sense of money, delving into the symbolic and affective meanings of the concept. Furthermore, it seeks to explore whether there are divergences in the meanings attributed to money among individuals living different life phases, with a specific emphasis on emerging adults.
Methods: The research has adopted a mixed-method approach, consisting of three phases. In the initial phase, a systematic scoping review has been conducted to map the extant literature on money attitudes, which represent the most extensively studied topic in the psychology of money. The review was meant to identify methodological and theoretical aspects and to chart the relationship between money attitudes and its correlates. The second phase has involved a representational study, aimed to reconstruct the social representation of money establishing a connection with the economic crisis. 305 respondents participated in the study, which employed both qualitative and quantitative data. Finally, by means of three quantitative studies, the Monetary Styles Scale has been validated, exploring the symbolic and affective meanings of money. Across all the three phases, particular attention was given to age-related differences.
Results: The systematic scoping review has revealed the complexity surrounding the concept of money attitudes, enabling the identification of gaps and providing guidance for the subsequent research phases. The second study has yielded valuable insights into the shared mental representation of money, revealing its dual nature and establishing a link with the economic crisis. Furthermore, it has emphasized age-related differences in the representation of money, with young people more inclined toward a pragmatic and negative perspective. The final study has confirmed the validity of the Monetary Styles Scale, offering insights into the connection between the symbolic and affective meanings of money and financial behaviors. Differences based on life-cycle phase have also emerged, underscoring that young people are more inclined to hold a self-centered and emotionally charged view of money.
Conclusions: The present work has emphasized the importance of exploring money from a psychological perspective. The psychology of money represents a fertile ground that offers valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers with the goal of supporting individuals in developing a balanced and healthy relationship with money
The social representation of money and the economic crisis: differences by life cycle
No full textChanges taking place in the last years have required Italian citizens to revise
habits and behaviors to adapt to an increasingly uncertain and volatile environment.
In such a scenario, transformations may have occurred in the shared
representations of two social objects, key to everyday life: money and the
economic crisis. The present study aims to investigate how the vision of these
two objects differs between social groups that are facing different moments of
the life cycle, distinguishing between young adults in a phase of stabilization of
their professional and family life, and more mature individuals, who can count
on greater stability. From a methodological perspective, an online questionnaire
was designed to investigate social representations about these two objects,
using free association tasks. 305 responses were collected and then analyzed
through prototype analysis and correspondence analysis. The results revealed
differences in the two groups’ representations of money: a pragmatic view of
money emerges for young people, while more mature individuals demonstrate
to hold a more symbolic perspective. Regarding the economic crisis, although
no significant differences in the representational structure are depicted, results
highlight that younger people’s view of the crisis is markedly more pessimistic.
These results are discussed considering the existing literature, offering insights
about the practical and methodological implications, and providing directions
for future researc
Understanding Individual Attitude to Money: A Systematic Scoping Review and Research Agenda
Get PDFIn the last decades, several disciplines have started to investigate the heterogeneous meanings attributed to money, contributing to defying the classic vision of money as a purely neutral object through an interdisciplinary perspective. Notably, the construct of money attitude, defined as a mirror of perceptions, beliefs, and feelings about money, has captured attention. Considering the richness and fragmentation of previous literature around the construct, a systematic scoping review was conducted to (1) inquire into how money attitude was measured from a methodological perspective and (2) map its connections with key correlates, such as demographics, macro-economic factors, personality, financial practices, and job-related variables. Through a systematic search in four databases, 226 articles were selected, including studies from both economic and social sciences. From a methodological perspective, several validated scales exist, which only partially overlap, outlining the heterogeneity of the construct of money attitude. Furthermore, the relationship between money attitudes and key correlates emerges as complex and occasionally blurred. Based on these results, an integrative framework is proposed and directions for future research are outlined, discussing methodological specificities of validated scales and alternative methodologies. Additionally, overlooked topics deserving further examination are highlighted, including the investigation of emotional underpinnings of money, antecedents of money attitudes and their relationship with unsound behaviors. Implications for practitioners are also discussed, from the need to recognize the role of money attitude in the client–financial advisor relationship to the importance of consumers’ segmentation
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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