Principle components analysis of money value on senior high school students

• Main Authors: En-Hui Chiu, 邱恩匯
• Other Authors: King-Jang Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06107274451272084705

碩士 === 中華大學 === 應用數學學系(所) === 96 === Abstract The purpose of the study is to understand the senior high school students’ value of money, the consumption behaviors and other related conditions. The research method is questionnaire survey. The 303 participants are freshmen, sophomores, and seniors randomly chosen from 10 classes in Hsinchu County Hukou High School. The three major measurements are the subjects’ basic information, usage of allowance and value of money analyzed by SPSS12.0, including descriptive statistics, factor analysis, principle components analysis, and reliability analysis. Through principle components analysis, there are seven factors to influence senior high school students’value of money: achievement, money deposited, power and prestige, anxiety for money, money behaviors, emotions related to money and budgeting behaviors. The results of the study show : (1) Money is equal to success and it brings out the high achievement in the value of senior high school students; (2) the students who have the allowance tend to use money under a plan; (3) the students who have the allowance have the tendency to view money as power and prestige; (4) the students who have the allowance feel unsafer or more anxious; (5) the students who have the allowance have the special impact on their behavioral performance; (6) if the students could not manage and use money well, money would lead to abuse; (7) the students who have the allowance tend to have a plan to reserve the budget. In conclusion, according to the results, the researcher provides the suggestions for teachers, parents and future researchers. Keyword: senior high school students, value of money, the behavior of using money