Abstract
The purpose is to present a behavioral model to enable individuals to change self-defeating behavior patterns to reduce financial stress and optimize financial quality of life. Strategies for reducing financial stress include identifying and naming the source of financial stress as well as identifying behavioral and financial strategies to reshape behavior to create an optimal quality of life. The paper discusses how behavior patterns are learned, how emotional distortions evolve, and how emotional distortions can be dissolved.
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Maddux, E.M. (2002). A Behavioral Model to Optimize Financial Quality of Life. In: Zumbo, B.D. (eds) Advances in Quality of Life Research 2001. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9970-2_8
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