Financial Procrastination: Assessing Wealth Indecision and Avoidance with a Self-Report Scale.

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Title:	Financial Procrastination: Assessing Wealth Indecision and Avoidance with a Self-Report Scale.
Authors:	Ferrari, Joseph R., Garg, Nameeta, Singh, Sandeep
Source:	Individual Differences Research. 2026, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.
Subjects:	Personal finance, Procrastination, Decision making, Self-evaluation, Avoidance (Psychology), Exploratory factor analysis
Geographic Terms:	India
Abstract:	Identifying and understanding financial procrastination, chronic avoidance or delay in wealth management, might assist individuals and financial professionals develop strategies to promote better financial decision-making. We developed a self-report scale to measure financial procrastination with 753 adults (442 men, 311 women; M age = 44 years old) through convenient sampling from northern India. We randomly distributed participants into two sub-samples for exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 372) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 381), to test reliability and convergent validity. EFA and CFA results revealed a two-factor structure of a short 9-item reliable financial procrastination scale, namely: 4 items on financial avoidance (avoidance behavior related to financial matters; alpha = 0.86), and 5 items on financial indecisiveness (irrational delays in making financial decisions; alpha = 0.84). Results demonstrated good reliability and validity. This new scale may contribute significantly to individual difference literature measuring financial procrastination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Identifying and understanding financial procrastination, chronic avoidance or delay in wealth management, might assist individuals and financial professionals develop strategies to promote better financial decision-making. We developed a self-report scale to measure financial procrastination with 753 adults (442 men, 311 women; M age = 44 years old) through convenient sampling from northern India. We randomly distributed participants into two sub-samples for exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 372) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 381), to test reliability and convergent validity. EFA and CFA results revealed a two-factor structure of a short 9-item reliable financial procrastination scale, namely: 4 items on financial avoidance (avoidance behavior related to financial matters; alpha = 0.86), and 5 items on financial indecisiveness (irrational delays in making financial decisions; alpha = 0.84). Results demonstrated good reliability and validity. This new scale may contribute significantly to individual difference literature measuring financial procrastination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	1541745X
DOI:	10.65030/idr.24001