Percepção sobre educação financeira e consumo consciente dos discentes de uma escola estadual de Alagoas

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the perception of high school students from a state school in Alagoas, about financial education and conscious consumption. This research, of a descriptive and quantitative nature, obtained a return of 111 responses and, in order to reach the objective, a questionnaire was used, adapted from the studies by Sousa et al. (2019) and Pacheco and Quintana (2018), structured in three parts and containing 13 closed questions. The results showed that most do not receive an allowance, cannot save money and understand that financial education helps citizens in the management of personal finances. It was noticed that the internet and parents are the main sources of resources used by students in relation to receiving information about finances. As for the ways to spend the money obtained, it was found that students spend most of their income on food or clothing or other things. It was also found that students do not consume a product/service just because someone else has it or because of social status, seeking to consume responsibly and conscientiously. Finally, it was observed that respondents are not influenced by advertisements when buying something and try to manage their finances.