Impact of behavioral factors on the stock investment decisions of generation Z in vietnam
Authors: Thuy NGUYEN THI BICH, Dat THAI DOAN, Ha NGUYEN HAI, Trang NGUYEN THI HA, Ngan NGUYEN THI
Journal Of Organizational Behavior Research
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Publishing year: 9/2023
The study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the influence of behavioral factors on the investment
decisions of Vietnam's Generation Z. 558 valid survey respondents revealed that overconfidence, fear of missing out,
representativeness, and risk attitude had a positive, significant effect on decision-making. On the other hand, framing and
herding were found to be unrelated to investment decisions. Fear of missing out is frequently studied in consumer
psychology, shopping, and entertainment but has received little attention in investment research. Therefore, the "fear of
missing out" effect variable is considered a new point in research. Based on this, the authors proposed several suggestions
to promote Generation Z's securities investment in Vietnam. These recommendations include the need for Generation Z
investors to exercise control over high-frequency, high-risk transactions, maintain a calm disposition, and analyze
investments based on predetermined strategies and methods while avoiding being influenced by negative psychology in
investment behavior. Furthermore, personal finance and investment management should be included in both general and
university education programs. Misinformation in the media should be monitored, and securities companies should be held
accountable with sanctions for information manipulation
Overconfidence, Fear of missing out, Representativeness, Risk attitude, Generation Z