Table 3

FWB model – behavior factors

Sub-componentsVariables (see Kempson, 2017)Retired athletesIreland*Australia*New Zealand*
Planning and budgetingFive variables related to budget planning76596060
Spending restraintTwo variables related to ability to control spending83677474
Not borrowing for day-to-day expensesThree variables related to daily practice using credit92868382
Monitoring financesFour variables related to practices related to monitoring personal finances73667378
Active savingFour variables related to saving practices77686360
Informed product choiceThree variables related to making informed choices of which financial products to use80525755
Informed decision-makingFive variables related to financial decision-making based on research and expert support74706666
Overall Behavior Score
(weighted average)
79676868

Note(s): *Weighted PCA Scores; Ireland (Kempson and Poppe, 2018) and Australia and New Zealand (ANZ Banking Group Ltd, 2018). Used for comparison purposes. **Weighted PCA Score from available data

Source(s): Created by the authors

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