THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF STUDENTS AT THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CENTER

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.2164212404103

• Palavras-chave: Quality of life, Financial education, WHOQOL-BREF, Financial education indicator.

• Keywords: Quality of life, Financial education, WHOQOL-BREF, Financial education indicator.

• Abstract:

  This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the level of financial education and the quality of life of undergraduate students at the Socioeconomic Center of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, with a view to understanding the levels of financial education and quality of life in order to verify the relationship between the variables. To this end, the WHOQOL-BREF instrument and the Financial Education Indicator, based on the Item Response Theory (IRT), were used, with a survey methodology for data collection and analysis using descriptive statistical techniques. The results showed that courses with curricula that include subjects in the area of finance have better levels of financial education. With regard to quality of life, the students had regular scores in the environmental and quality of life domains, which showed relevant correlation indices with levels of financial education.