Jurnal Penelitian Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025): March 2025

Behavioral Factors Determining Interest in Using Online Loans Generation Z: a Study in Indonesia

Riyanto, Fery (Unknown)
Purusa, Nanda Adi (Unknown)
Zakaria, Fakhmi (Unknown)
Chaichotchuang, Ekarat (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Mar 2025

Abstract

The development of fintech lending or better known as online loans (pinjol) has shown a significant increase in the last two years. The largest users are millennials and Z generations, reaching 57.3 percent compared to other user ages. This study aims to see behavioral factors, namely financial literacy, emotions, attachment, materialism, and risk perception that influence interest in online loans among Generation Z. The research population is Generation Z in Indonesia, especially in Central Java Province. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling which obtained 285 samples. Data analysis of the study used the Partial Least Square (PLS) method with Smart-PLS 3 software. The results of the study show that first, Financial Literacy does not have a negative effect on interest in online loans. Second, Emotions have a positive effect on interest in online loans. Third, Attachment has a positive effect on interest in online loans. Fourth, Materialism has a positive effect on interest in online loans. Fifth, Risk perception has a positive effect on interest in online loans.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpeb

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JPEB is a periodical publication (two times a year, in March and September) with the primary objective to disseminate scientific articles in the fields of management, economics, accounting, and islamic economics. JPEB is accept your manuscript both written in Indonesian or ...