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This study is a contribution to the development of family resource management scales, specifically financial management scales. Principal axis factor analysis, with varimax rotation, is used to assess underlying relationships in 23 family resource management variables related to time and money resources. Reliability and content, construct, and criterion-related validity of the scales are assessed. Two scales that are reliable and have some degree of validity are developed: frequency of financial problems and frequency of financial management. The scales could be used in future research, teaching, or counseling to organize financial management concepts.
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Preparation of this research was supported in part by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station. Data were collected in conjunction with the cooperative regional research project NC-182, “Family Resource Utilization as a Factor in Determining Economic Well-Being of Rural Families.” Cooperating states are Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, and Minnesota.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois; her current research interests include gender roles, family financial management, and economic well-being.
Her current research interests include family financial management and consumer bankruptcy. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri.
Her current research interests include the economic well-being of various family forms. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.
She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Her research interests are economic well-being and quality of life.
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Fitzsimmons, V.S., Hira, T.K., Bauer, J.W. et al. Financial management: Development of scales. J Fam Econ Iss 14, 257–274 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022180
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