Factors Affecting Campus Loans in Western China

Abstract

Campus loans have become a part of the lives of Chinese college students. While such loans are convenient for students, they can also create considerable difficulties. In the context of unbalanced economic development between Western and Eastern China, this study aimed to understand the factors affecting the campus loan behaviors of college students in Western China. A sample of 568 undergraduate and graduate students from four universities in Western China was taken as the research object. Binary logistic regression and orderly logistic regression were used to study campus loan consumption factors. Students without state-subsidized loans were found to have stronger campus loan consumption intention and higher loan amounts, and recreational consumption was the main loan purpose. The factors affecting campus loan consumption included students’ family structure, parents’ education level, peer students’ consumption status, grade level, relationship status, and ability to assess loan risk. Based on the findings, suggestions are made for managing campus loan behavior from the perspectives of the individual, family, school, and government. This study can provide guidance for standardizing campus loans and adjusting college students’ consumption attitudes and behaviors.

Exploring the impact of a conspicuous identity on college students’ campus loans: Evidence from China

“…They then may pursue innovative, creative and distinctive consumption items with ostentatious character, in order to set themselves apart from other campus groups. Once they adopt the consumption psychology of keeping up with others, they have higher living standard requirements (e.g., for electronic products, cosmetics, or clothing; Zhang C. et al, 2021 ). However, because they are constrained by their economic condition, whether they engage in follow-up or conspicuous consumptions, college students must use campus loans to relieve the pressure this consumption causes.…”