College Debt: An Exploratory Study of Risk Factors Among College Freshmen

Authors

Linda Simpson, Eastern Illinois University
Renee Smith, Eastern Illinois University
Lisa Taylor, Eastern Illinois University
Julie Chadd, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2012

Abstract

The goals of this study are to examine the relationships between loan knowledge, money management skills, debt tolerance attitudes, and student income potential to their willingness to incur educational debt at a mid-western university. The current study showed that freshmen students lacked personal and general loan knowledge and had unrealistic expectations of future income at graduation.

Recommended Citation

Simpson, Linda; Smith, Renee; Taylor, Lisa; and Chadd, Julie, "College Debt: An Exploratory Study of Risk Factors Among College Freshmen" (2012). Faculty Research & Creative Activity. 34.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/tech_fac/34

https://works.bepress.com/julie_chadd/3/