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Examining the Influence of Parental Role, Peers, and Debt Literacy on Debt Behaviour among Undergraduate Students in Indonesia and Malaysia

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2025-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
Language: English
Page range: 98 - 114
Submitted on: Jul 19, 2024
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Accepted on: Sep 16, 2025
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Published on: Dec 17, 2025
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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