Keywords
Financial Behaviour
investment Behaviour
Bibliometric Analysis
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Abstract
Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to perform a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to discover the most productive research articles from the Scopus database. From the filtered database, the study conducts a bibliometric analysis to identify the research trends and relationships between research components in the area of Financial Self-efficacy (FSE) and financial behaviour among investors.
Methodology: The most pertinent documents were identified using a digital search. A total of 104 articles published between 2014 and 2026 were found and filtered to 96. Biblioshiny, a web-based interface included in the Bibliometric package developed in R Studio and VOS viewer software, was employed for analysing the dataset.
Findings: Performance analysis reveals the annual publication trends, most prominent affiliations, journals, countries, articles, authors, and the country collaboration map. Scientific mapping approaches, such as co-occurrence keyword analysis and thematic mapping, have provided valuable insights into the conceptual and intellectual frameworks in the field of FSE and financial behaviour among investors. The results of the analysis highlighted that, over the past 12 years, FSE and financial behaviour literature have advanced remarkably.
Research Limitations/ implications: This study considered only a single database, Scopus, to ensure uniformity of results. Future studies can be conducted by incorporating multiple databases to expand the scope of the bibliometric review.
Originality/Value: The study provides unique insights by connecting existing literature on FSE and financial behaviour and offering novel viewpoints to existing literature. This review paper provides a road map for future research on FSE and investment choices.
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