RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION

This study attempts to examine the personal financial distress among Malaysians millennial generation by scrutinizing religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial behavior as the influencing antecedents. The study adopted social learning theory (SLT) to underpin and explain the conceptual framewo...

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Main Authors: Nelson Lajuni, Imbarine Bujang, Abd. Aziz Karia, Yusman Yacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2018-09-01
Series:Jurnal Manajemen dan Wirausaha
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Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/man/article/view/21102
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author Nelson Lajuni
Imbarine Bujang
Abd. Aziz Karia
Yusman Yacob
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Abd. Aziz Karia
Yusman Yacob
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description This study attempts to examine the personal financial distress among Malaysians millennial generation by scrutinizing religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial behavior as the influencing antecedents. The study adopted social learning theory (SLT) to underpin and explain the conceptual framework. The data were collected from millennial generations in Malaysia and analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling. The findings suggest that all claimed hypotheses were partially supported. Implication and contribution of the study were later discussed to justify the significance of this research. The findings revealed that behavioral traits to have a stronger impact on the incidence of personal financial distress than religiosity or financial knowledge. The results suggested the government should implement policy that could be oriented towards improving the financial habits and mitigating the impact of behavioral characteristics on personal finances
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spelling doaj.art-3fb82feafc4740f4bf8a209bb2e106592022-12-22T01:31:08ZengPetra Christian UniversityJurnal Manajemen dan Wirausaha1411-14382018-09-0120292–98RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATIONNelson Lajuni0Imbarine Bujang1Abd. Aziz Karia2Yusman Yacob3 Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia This study attempts to examine the personal financial distress among Malaysians millennial generation by scrutinizing religiosity, financial knowledge, and financial behavior as the influencing antecedents. The study adopted social learning theory (SLT) to underpin and explain the conceptual framework. The data were collected from millennial generations in Malaysia and analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling. The findings suggest that all claimed hypotheses were partially supported. Implication and contribution of the study were later discussed to justify the significance of this research. The findings revealed that behavioral traits to have a stronger impact on the incidence of personal financial distress than religiosity or financial knowledge. The results suggested the government should implement policy that could be oriented towards improving the financial habits and mitigating the impact of behavioral characteristics on personal financeshttp://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/man/article/view/21102Social learning theoryreligiosityfinancial knowledgefinancial behaviorfinancial distress
spellingShingle Nelson Lajuni
Imbarine Bujang
Abd. Aziz Karia
Yusman Yacob
RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
Jurnal Manajemen dan Wirausaha
Social learning theory
religiosity
financial knowledge
financial behavior
financial distress
title RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
title_full RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
title_fullStr RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
title_full_unstemmed RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
title_short RELIGIOSITY, FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, AND FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR INFLUENCE ON PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISTRESS AMONG MILLENNIAL GENERATION
title_sort religiosity financial knowledge and financial behavior influence on personal financial distress among millennial generation
topic Social learning theory
religiosity
financial knowledge
financial behavior
financial distress
url http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/man/article/view/21102
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