THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL SATISFACTION,
GENDER, AND LEVEL OF EDUCATION OF YOUNG
PEOPLE ON PRESENT AND FUTURE ORIENTATION:
AN ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY
OF AUTHENTICITY AND SINGULARITY
Ivan Balabanić1 1University of Zagreb, Faculty of Croatian Studies, Department of Sociology 2c/o Catholic University of Croatia 3University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business Received: 19th September 2023. ABSTRACT The article analyses the orientation towards the present and the future among two main groups: high school students and
university students. Through data analysis and interpretation, the work focuses on understanding how time orientation plays a role in the theory of
authenticity or singularity. Results have shown significant differences between high school students and university students, where university students
exhibit a greater focus on the future, and high school students on the present. However, gender and satisfaction with financial situations were not
found to be statistically significant for orientation towards the future or the present. In light of the theory of authenticity, the results suggest
that time orientation and authenticity are not as closely related to gender and financial status as they are to the educational stage. We can conclude
that high school students base their authenticity and singularity more on a hedonistic life centred on the present moment. The article rises questions
about how different life aspects, such as educational level, can influence this dynamic and points to the need for further research.
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Marija Žagmešter Kemfelja2 and
Marija Uzelac3
Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
INDECS 21(6), 533-546, 2023
DOI 10.7906/indecs.21.6.1
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Accepted: 16th December 2023.
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orientation towards the present, orientation towards the future, authenticity, educational level, financial satisfaction
JEL: D91, I21, Z13