Journal of Psychology and Culture Behavior in SDGs
Vol. 1 No. 3 (2025): November

Determinants of High School Students’ Economic Behavior

Nur Fajri Insan Islami (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Komm Pechinthorn (Thai Global Business Administration Technological College, Thailand)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Oct 2025

Abstract

Objective: Students’economic behavior reflects how they make decisions in the economic field. Observations show that some 10th-grade students at State Senior High School 1 Menganti, Gresik, Indonesia, stikk exhibit inappropriate economic behavior due to a lack of economic literacy, especially in understanding the concept of opportunity cost. This study aims to analyze the influence of teacher competence on student economic behavior. Method: the study used a quantitative approach and correlational research with 199 tenth-grade students at State Senior High School 1 Menganti as the sample. The data were collected via questionnaires and analyzed using SEM-PLS in SmartPLS. Results: the study indicates that teacher competence has a significant positive effect on economic behavior.  The results of the study indicate the importance of teacher competence in shaping student economic  behavior. Novelty: this research has the potential to be innovative, focusing on developing research that has not been widely discussed in existing literature, which has an impact on a person’s economic behavior.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JOPACBIS

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Subject

Education Social Sciences Other

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The Journal of Psychology and Culture Behavior in SDGs explores the intersection of psychology, cultural behavior, and sustainable development, providing a platform for scholarly discussions on how psychological and cultural dimensions influence human behavior in achieving the Sustainable ...