Journal of Consumer Science
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2024): Journal of Consumer Sciences

Investigating Family Vulnerability, Financial Attitudes and Debt Behavior of Bank Emok Borrowers

Fuadah, Rima Syifani (Unknown)
Sunarti, Euis (Unknown)
Istighfarani, Syifa (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Nov 2024

Abstract

Bank Emok continues to be a significant part of family finances despite the high-interest burden associated with it. Bank Emok is an informal financial institution in Indonesia that provides money-lending services to the community by traveling or visiting customers directly. This study analyzes the influence of family vulnerability and financial attitudes on debt behaviors among families who are customers of Bank Emok. Conducted as a cross-sectional study with a sample of 150 wives selected through simple random sampling in the Tanah Sereal Sub-district of Bogor City, results show that almost half of the families exhibit low family vulnerability, low financial attitudes, and moderate debt behavior. Family vulnerability shows significant difference between poor and non-poor families according to 1.5x Bogor City’s and World Bank’s Poverty Line 2022. Regression tests showed that financial attitudes, length of husband's education, per capita income, and attendance mechanisms had a significant positive effect on debt behavior. In conclusion, to decrease family vulnerability and increase financial attitudes toward debt behavior, it is important for families to improve their financial attitudes and manage household financial skills through financial management training conducted at each meeting.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcs

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Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Journal of Consumer Sciences (JCS) focuses on the studies of consumer behavior and family economics. Research findings are expected to provide implication for business community and organizations, public policy, consumer education, consumer empowerment, community, non-government organization ...