I. | Cognitive component | Item: ‘to what extent do you agree with the following phrases:’ 5-point Likert scale: (1) strongly disagree; (2) disagree; (3) neither agree nor disagree; (4) agree; (5) strongly agree |
1 | Money as an achievement | ‘For me, money is a means to achieve objectives’. |
2 | Money as status and respect | ‘For me, money is a means to obtain prestige, social recognition’. |
3 | Money as freedom | ‘For me, money is the freedom to do what you want’. |
4 | Money as power | ‘For me, money is a means to obtain power’. |
5 | Money as a social facilitator | ‘For me, money is a means to make friends’. |
6 | Money as an end in itself (materialism) | ‘For me, money is something I am prepared to obtain by any means I can’. |
II. | Behavioural component | Item: ‘during your childhood and adolescence, did your parents tell you about or teach you the following:’ 5-point Likert scale: (1) never; (2) rarely; (3) sometimes; (4) often; (5) very often |
7 | Hedonist behaviour | ‘You should use money to enjoy yourself’. |
8 | Savings-oriented behaviour | ‘You should put money aside’. |
9 | Balanced-type behaviour (keeping a balanced budget) | ‘You should not spend more money than you have’. |
10 | Solvency behaviour (do not have any debts) | ‘You should never have debts’. |