Perceptions of a Partner's Spending and Saving Behavior and Financial Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was multifaceted. first to test a relatively new scale—the Spender-Saver Perception Scale (Kruger, 2019)—to determine if perceptions one’s marriage or cohabitation partner’s spending and saving behavior can be used describe the subjective financial satisfaction one making appraisal. second in an exploratory manner whether differ by gender someone marital committed cohabitating relationship. Data for were obtained from online survey 313 adults. Partner evaluated using scale developed Kruger (2019), whereas measured 10-point self-evaluation item. Respondents categorized into three spender saver groups: (1) those who perceived their partner as spender, (2) saver, (3) somewhere between saver. It determined that perceiving not associated with satisfaction. However, found positively person assessment.