Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia

This study is an attempt to examine some attitudes toward the concept of money and how these attitudes influence materialistic behaviour among undergraduate students in two universities in the Klang Valley. This topic is important in that almost everybody, especially undergraduates view money as one...

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Main Author: Wan Mohd Azmi, Wan Fazila
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Published: 2013
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spelling my-mmu-ep.38782013-06-20T01:01:46Z Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia 2013-06-13 Wan Mohd Azmi, Wan Fazila HC Economic History and Conditions This study is an attempt to examine some attitudes toward the concept of money and how these attitudes influence materialistic behaviour among undergraduate students in two universities in the Klang Valley. This topic is important in that almost everybody, especially undergraduates view money as one of the most important things in life. They believe that money helps them to live a comfortable life, develop and express their personality to others, and show their power, status and success through, among other ways, their choice and use of consumer goods. This study concentrated on three main money attitudes dimensions: power-prestige, anxiety, and distrust of money. 2013-06 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3878/ http://vlib.mmu.edu.my/diglib/login/dlusr/login.php masters Multimedia University Graduate School of Management
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Wan Mohd Azmi, Wan Fazila
Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
description This study is an attempt to examine some attitudes toward the concept of money and how these attitudes influence materialistic behaviour among undergraduate students in two universities in the Klang Valley. This topic is important in that almost everybody, especially undergraduates view money as one of the most important things in life. They believe that money helps them to live a comfortable life, develop and express their personality to others, and show their power, status and success through, among other ways, their choice and use of consumer goods. This study concentrated on three main money attitudes dimensions: power-prestige, anxiety, and distrust of money.
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author Wan Mohd Azmi, Wan Fazila
author_facet Wan Mohd Azmi, Wan Fazila
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title Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_short Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_full Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_fullStr Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Money attitudes and materialism among undergraduates in Malaysia
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