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Derek T. Tharp

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Southern Maine
Verified email at maine.edu
Cited by 173

Big Five personality traits, dispositional affect, and financial satisfaction among older adults

DT Tharp, MC Seay, AT Carswell… - Personality and Individual …, 2020 - Elsevier
While previous studies have found that personality is one of the strongest predictors of life
satisfaction, the associations between personality and financial satisfaction have not been …

Financial satisfaction and homeownership

DT Tharp, M Seay, C Stueve, S Anderson - Journal of Family and …, 2020 - Springer
This study investigates the relationship between homeownership and financial satisfaction.
Using samples of non-retired individuals ages 25–64, this study examines three questions. …

Gender differences in the intended use of parental leave: Implications for human capital development

DT Tharp, EJ Parks-Stamm - Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2021 - Springer
This study examined gender differences in the intended use of parental leave benefits. In a
targeted sample of relevant adult respondents (ie, adults aged 25–45 who work full-time, …

But what did they do on leave? Differing evaluations of men and women's completion of work tasks on parental leave

EJ Parks‐Stamm, DT Tharp - Journal of Occupational and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As parental leave policies increasingly encourage new fathers to take paternal leave, the
present experimental study explores evaluations of male and female workers who do (or do not…

Examining the gender pay gap among financial planning professionals: A Blinder‐Oaxaca decomposition

DT Tharp, M Lurtz, KS Mielitz, M Kitces… - Financial Planning …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The financial planning industry has been identified as having one of the largest gender pay
gaps. This study examines whether male and female financial planners receive equal pay for …

Potential consumer harm due to regulation on financial advisory communication in the FinTech Age

DT Tharp - Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2020 - connect.springerpub.com
This article examines potential consumer harm that may arise due to regulating modern
financial services communication technology with rules written in the early 20th century. It is …

[BOOK][B] Three essays on personality characteristics and financial satisfaction

DT Tharp - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Little is known about the relationships between personality characteristics and financial
satisfaction. This dissertation examines three questions. First, what are the relationships …

Gender differences in COVID‐19‐related stress and relationships with life satisfaction among financial advisors

DT Tharp, EJ Parks‐Stamm, M Kitces… - Financial Planning …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines gender differences in COVID‐19‐related stress and the relationship
between COVID‐19‐related stress and life satisfaction in a large sample of financial advisors …

Examining gender differences in predictors of financial satisfaction: Evidence from Taiwan

DT Tharp, EJ Parks‐Stamm - Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Guided by an integrative model of top–down and bottom–up influences on financial
satisfaction, this study examines gender differences in the predictors of financial satisfaction in …

Do CFP® professionals engage in less misconduct? Exploring the importance of job classification when comparing misconduct rates among financial service …

DT Tharp, J Camarda, SJ Lee… - Applied Economics …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Using a unique dataset of FINRA-licenced individuals in Florida in 2015 that was enriched
to include job classification information generally not contained in publicly-available …