THE EFFECT OF INSURANCE EDUCATION ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD RISK

THE EFFECT OF INSURANCE EDUCATION ON STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD RISK

This article reports the results of a systematic study of the changes in student attitudes toward risk after taking an introductory insurance course. The results suggest that taking an insurance course does cause changes in risk attitudes. Attitude changes appear to differ based upon pure risk and s...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of insurance issues and practices 1990-06, Vol.13 (2), p.56-67
Hauptverfasser: Cassidy, Steven M., Franklin, Leroy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Business risks
Control groups
Earthquake insurance
Employee insurance
Health insurance
Insurance industry
Posttests
Pretests
Psychological attitudes
Risk aversion
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This article reports the results of a systematic study of the changes in student attitudes toward risk after taking an introductory insurance course. The results suggest that taking an insurance course does cause changes in risk attitudes. Attitude changes appear to differ based upon pure risk and speculative risk situations.
ISSN:0738-8934
2332-4236