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2021 | 65 | 2 | 102-113

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Behavioural factors of willingness to save long term – a factor analysis

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Behawioralne aspekty skłonności do oszczędzania długoterminowego – analiza czynnikowa

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The study conducted an exploratory factor analysis of the Willingness to Save Long Term Scale (WSL). It developed a set of 30 appropriate and homogeneous items on behavioural aspects of willingness to save long term. It also determined the reliability indices of the scale and established its factor structure. The study population comprised 232 students from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Gdańsk. The outcome was subjected to Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) with oblimin rotation. The results of the EFA revealed that, with KMO > 0.8, the data were sufficient to undergo a factor analysis, while Bartlett’s test (p < 0.001) revealed a satisfactory EFA. The reliability coefficient Cronbach’s α was statistically significant (0.719), indicating a high degree of internal consistency. The study concluded that the WSL Scale instrument was valid and reliable for measuring the phenomenon of willingness to save long term from the behavioural perspective. The five factors revealed by the EFA could be used as a guide to better understand how the decision-making process to save for retirement works.
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W artykule zaprezentowano eksploracyjną analizę czynnikową Skali Gotowości do Oszczędzania Długoterminowego (WSL). Autorski kwestionariusz zawierał 30 pytań dotyczących behawioralnych aspektów mierzących zjawisko gotowości do długoterminowego oszczędzania. Badana populacja obejmowała 232 studentów Wydziału Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. Wyznaczono dla analizowanej skali wskaźniki rzetelności, a następnie ustalono jej strukturę czynnikową, stosując eksploracyjną analizę czynnikową z rotacją Oblimin. Otrzymane wyniki wykazały, że przeprowadzenie analizy czynnikowej było uzasadnione (KMO > 0,8, test Bartletta p < 0,001). Współczynnik rzetelności α Cronbacha był istotny statystycznie (0,719), wskazując na wysoki stopień spójności wewnętrznej kwestionariusza. Badanie wykazało, że narzędzie WSL było trafnie dobrane i wiarygodne. Pięć ujawnionych czynników może pomóc w lepszym zrozumieniu procesu podejmowania decyzji o długoterminowym oszczędzaniu na cele emerytalne.

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65

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2

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102-113

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