Although prior research has recognized synergistic relationships between the life domains that aggregate to form an individual's overall well-being, extant research focus[...]

This study examined the use and impact of mobile money and microfinance services to determine the factors that influence their use, and to identify their separate and com[...]

Home modifications can help elders maintain their independence within the home. Modifications are features that make the home more accessible and safer for residents suc[...]

This study created a description of 26 Athens Area Habitat for Humanity (AAHFH) homeowners. Interviews were conducted with the homeowners either at their home, in the AAH[...]

Social commerce is a context of online consumption at the intersection of social networking and e-commerce technologies that is gaining scholarly attention. Its study beg[...]

Factors related to savings and the achievement of savings goals in individual development account (IDA) programs are explored. Using a multinomial logit analysis, partic[...]

Investment decisions are decisions about future consumption as well as the purchase of intangible goods, which involve both high uncertainty and high perceived risk. Base[...]

Retirement income can be affected by a number of wealth- and income-impacting events. Recent economic and political events show that retirement income can be affected by [...]

Risk tolerance will continue to be an important factor shaping consumer and household decision making. This study has added to the risk-tolerance literature by showing ho[...]

This study measures both the number of universal design features present in the respondents current homes and their desire to have these features in a future home as well[...]

In a study of international students' ownership and use of credit cards, age and years of U.S. residency influenced the number of credit cards that international students[...]

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the influence of financial literacy as well as other relevant factors on current use of financial services as well as fut[...]

This dissertation considers household portfolio choice at the end of life-cycle. Three essays examine the importance of uncertainty about medical expenditure risk, cognit[...]

This study examined parents awareness and use of three types of child care reports through the lens of ecological systems theory. Participants included 122 parents with c[...]

Childbirth presents a situation in which women have the potential to be active decision-makers in how they labor and deliver. However, unforeseen circumstances can affec[...]

Financial planners have long recognized that their client work is about more than just exterior financial health; it is about a combination of exterior and interior finan[...]

What is the relationship between homeownership and citizenship, as measured by religious and political voluntarism? Religious voluntarism is primarily defined by how ofte[...]

The ten-county Atlanta Metropolitan Region was used to assess the performance of a tenant-based rental assistance program (the Section 8 certificate and voucher program) [...]

The development, evaluation, and improvement of financial risk tolerance (FRT) assessments are pursued goals among scholars and professionals, particularly in the fields [...]

U.S. households vary dramatically in their financial well-being. Numerous studies demonstrate the impact of resources (e.g., income and savings), knowledge, and behaviors[...]

This study examined the factors that are associated with movement along the housing career. Previous research indicates that people with adequate financial resources are [...]

This research investigated the household characteristics associated with investment in rental real estate during the 2000s. Furthermore, the effects of changing economic [...]

The research described in this dissertation explores homelessness among families that were clients of A Childs Place in Charlotte, North Carolina from three perspectives.[...]

Did place attachment have an impact on the mobility decisions of older adults post-Hurricane Katrina? This exploratory study used data from the American Community Survey [...]

This study developed and empirically tested a model using risk tolerance and demographic data from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Investor Risk To[...]