Delphi Study of Experts’ Rankings of Personal Finance Concepts Important in the Development of the InCharge Financial Distress/Financial Well-being Scale

This study sought the counsel of a group of experts throughout the United States with expertise in a variety of occupations in personal finance. They were presented a list of concepts and asked for their judgments on which would best measure the construct, personal financial well-being. The concepts were presented to them in the context of a financial distress scale. Three phases of data collection using a modified version of the Delphi qualitative research methodology found unanimity on two concepts, “Worry about being able to meet normal monthly living expenses” and “Living today on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis,” as well as strong consensus on several other concepts.

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