FACTORES CONTEXTUALES IDENTIFICADOS EN LAS DECISIONES FINANCIERAS EN LA RELACIÓN DE PAREJA

Resumen

The present study aimed to describe the contextual characteristics present in financial decisions (money management) in the couple relationship, 63 men and 50 women, between
18 and 48 (M= 22.12; SD=5) years of age, from Queretaro, Mexico. They were selected through non-probability convenience sampling. To explore the contextual characteristics of
financial decisions in the couple, an open question was asked to obtain their descriptions. The analysis of results yielded categories named as affection, socioculture, economy and
finance, collaboration and gender equity, which demonstrate behaviors present in the couple, differentiated for men and women. The results describe a higher frequency in
decisions based on socioculture and economic income as the main categories in the management of money in the couple. It is men who report these two categories with greater
relevance, while women attach importance to collaboration in financial interaction within the relationship. Finally, the usefulness of the results related to socioculture and its
relationship with money management within the couple´s dynamics is discussed, as well as its continuity for future research in financial psychology