The relationship between digital literacy and financialliteracy (the case of Düzce)

With the rapid advancements in technology today, the use of digital tools has become increasingly widespread, both in daily life and in financial transactions. The ability to utilize digital tools in financial transactions often requires a certain level of digital literacy. In this context, the study examines the relationship between the mentioned levels of literacy. This study examines the relationship between financial literacy and digital literacy levels among university students. In this framework, the research population is defined as students enrolled in the Faculty of Business Administration at Düzce University. The convenience sampling method was chosen as the sampling technique for the study. Accordingly, the sample group consists of first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year students from the Faculty of Business Administration. The survey method was chosen for data collection, utilizing the financial literacy scale and the digital literacy scale. To gather the necessary data, an online survey was administered to students enrolled in the Faculty of Business Administration at Düzce University. The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Significant differences between the demographic information of the sample and the results of the digital literacy and financial literacy scales were analyzed using the t-test. The analysis results revealed significant differences in university students' digital literacy and financial literacy levels based on certain demographic factors. The hypothesis of the study was tested using Pearson correlation analysis. However, the study concluded that there was no statistically significant relationship between financial literacy and digital literacy.