Title of article :
Provide a Model of Investors' Financial Behavior Based on Psychological and Ethical Factors
Author/Authors :
Dehestani, Mohammad Ali Department of Accounting - Islamic Azad University Kashan Branch, Kashan, Iran , Ghodrati, Hasan Department of Accounting - Islamic Azad University Kashan Branch, Kashan, Iran , Arabzadeh, Meysam Department of Accounting - Islamic Azad University Kashan Branch, Kashan, Iran , Panahian, Hosein Department of Accounting - Islamic Azad University Kashan Branch, Kashan, Iran , Alipour, Mohammad Department of Accounting - Islamic Azad University Kashan Branch, Kashan, Iran
Abstract :
Introduction: Many investment decisions are not only affected by economic indicators and rationality, but also categories such as
work experience, social responsibility, risk, investor self-confidence, etc. affect investor’s behavior and their decisions. The main
purpose of this study is to present a financial behavior model based on psychological and moral factors.
Material and Methods: The present study was mixed. In the qualitative part, the Delphi technique was used. The statistical
population of all experts and managers of brokerages, investment funds, investment portfolios, traders and analysts had professional
qualifications and high experience, of which 12 people were considered as snowball technique as a sample. It was an interview
tool and finally the data were analyzed by fuzzy Delphi method. In a small part, the descriptive-survey method was used. 287
members of the investor community were considered as a sample. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Finally, using AMOS
software, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation design were investigated.
Results: It was shown that the expected return formed has a direct effect on the psychological characteristics of optimism, distrust,
risk aversion and emotion, as well as ethics. It was also shown that psychological and moral characteristics affected turnover, trading
volume, risk sharing, risk appetite.
Conclusions: The obtained results indicate the effect of emotional and psychological and moral characteristics and characteristics
on the behavior of investors and is important to drive the market towards rationality and on the other hand as a basis for designing
investment strategies for investment managers.
Keywords :
Financial Behavior Model , Ethics , Psychological Factors , Capital Efficiency , Investment Decisions
Journal title :
International Journal of Ethics and Society