title: Depression, anxiety, and personal finance behavior: implications for the classical economic conception of humans as rational decision-makers.
abstract: In a sample of 138 college students, the personal finance behaviors of impulse control and organization were negatively associated with the use of recreational drugs and with scores on measures of depression, mania, and anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Bijou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spinella
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003657:Decision Making; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004467:Economics; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs