Money conversations in families: Research insights for long-term financial well-being
A research-based discussion on money conversations in families and how these shape financial behaviour and well-being
The way your family talked about money growing up may still influence your financial behaviour today. Research calls this "family financial socialisation": how financial beliefs, habits, and skills develop through family interactions over time.
For example, children observe whether money is openly discussed or avoided, how families respond to financial stress, who is responsible for financial decisions, and what emotions are associated with spending, saving, or debt.
In this webinar, we share our research on money conversations within families and how they influence future financial well-being. We introduce the “family financial socialisation framework”, and discuss the role of trust, emotional safety, and intergenerational learning in money conversations.
We will also showcase Blossom, our lab's research-based conversational card game for (future) parents, along with insights from its longitudinal testing.
Join us to explore how everyday money conversations shape financial well-being across generations through fresh research insights.
About the speakers
Xueyi Yao
Xueyi is a researcher at Open Future Lab with a background in Cognitive Science, especially the intersection of psychology and language. She is a PhD candidate at the Central European University, working on how we talk about events affects our memory.
Naoki Matsuyama
Naoki is a researcher at Open Future Lab with a background in science and technology studies, and artistic research. He is a PhD candidate at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, doing research on the co-development of technology and finance.