Decoding budget awareness: A multivariate analysis of generation Z undergraduates

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dc.authorid0000-0003-0230-7391
dc.contributor.authorGungor Goksu, Gonca
dc.contributor.authorEroglu, Erdal
dc.contributor.authorYuksel, Cihan
dc.contributor.authorKucukaycan, Durdane
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:00:25Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:00:25Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding public finance and budget processes has become increasingly important for the younger generation in recent years. This knowledge enables Generation Z to participate more effectively in democratic life as informed citizens. However, there is limited research on Generation Z's awareness of public budgets in the existing literature. Therefore, the study addressed a significant gap in the public finance literature. We aimed to examine the determinants influencing the state budget awareness of Generation Z undergraduates by using the survey: Citizens' Budget Awareness and Effective Factors. Data was collected from 3,972 undergraduates across all disciplines enrolled in four Turkish state universities between December 2023 and April 2024. We conducted a multiple linear regression analysis to examine the data. The main results showed that being informed about allocated public revenues for which public services, the constitutional power of the purse, budgeting processes and budget-related transactions were the determinants that most influenced the budget awareness of the students. On the contrary, being informed about the connection between taxes and public services, the Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5018, and the amounts of public revenues within the state budget were determined as the lowest determinants influencing their awareness. Based on our results, we mainly suggested that (i) comprehensive education programmes and interactive learning should be organised in universities by using digital tools, (ii) the link between public revenues and expenditures should be explained through awareness campaigns, and (iii) budget processes should be made more transparent and accessible.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) [123K798]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study has been supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) under project number 123K798 and called Strengthening the Budget Awareness and Literacy Level of Generation Z: An Inter-University Approach There was no additional external funding received for this study.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0328742
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid40811707
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105013520422
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328742
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34603
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001551423500002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library Science
dc.relation.ispartofPlos One
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectLiteracy
dc.titleDecoding budget awareness: A multivariate analysis of generation Z undergraduates
dc.typeArticle

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