Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making

Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 08:42 in Psychology & Sociology

It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next mortgage payment. However, according to a new report in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, stress could make our financial troubles even worse...

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