Relationships between credit card debt, financial well-being, anxiety, self-efficacy and stress
Authors
Carragher, Garret
Issue Date
2022
Degree
Higher Diploma in Psychology
Publisher
Dublin Business School
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of credit card debt on a range of conditions including anxiety, depression and financial well-being. A survey-based, correlational design was used for the project. The predictor variables were: level of difficulty paying off credit card balance, level of comfort with the debt on credit card and self-efficacy. A total of 126 participants completed 57 questions on an online survey consisting of demographic anxiety, self-efficacy, self-esteem and stress. The study found that difficulty paying off a credit card balance each month had a significant negative effect on happiness and increased anxiety and stress. It was also found that self-efficacy had a mediating effect on concerns over credit card debt and financial well-being.