Financial Literacy and Wellbeing among Medical Students, Residents, and Attending Physicians in Lebanon: Results from A Nationwide Multi-Centered Survey

Your socio-economic background can influence your financial wellbeing. Factors like your socio-economic status and environment play a role in this. While these are not easily changed, there are other factors that can be modified, such as Financial Knowledge. There is a validated Scale used to measure this. Additionally, Financial attitude and behaviors also impact financial wellbeing, measured by validated tools. Financial wellbeing is influenced by socio-economic factors, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. There is a validated Scale to measure financial wellbeing as well. High financial wellbeing indicates financial resilience and the ability to meet commitments. This framework was developed by Kempson et al. in 2017 and guides our survey approach. The survey is comprehensive, covering different components of financial wellbeing with 51 questions divided into six sections. It only takes 10 minutes to complete.