Journal of Social Commerce
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Social Commerce

Herbal Choice: Uncovering the Natural Medicine Consumption Patterns of Indonesians

Patiro, Shine Pintor Siolemba (Unknown)
Damayanti, Prisila (Unknown)
Hendrian, Hendrian (Unknown)
Minrohayati, Minrohayati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study examines consumer perceptions of products containing natural ingredients using the theory of planned behavior as a theoretical basis. As an antecedent of Attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were examined. This study used price fairness and ease of use as the indicators. The online survey was conducted using the Google Forms platform, involving residents in five major Indonesian cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Medan, and Makassar. Overall, 305 respondents participated. Valid observations were collected for further analysis. The analysis technique for this research used a structural equation model. based on maximum likelihood to test the research hypothesis and found that price fairness and ease of use have a positive effect on attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. In addition, intention to use is positively influenced by attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. behavioral control. This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating the explanatory power of behavioral control theory. planned in the context of natural medicinal products from the perspective of Indonesian society.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jommerce

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Social Commerce with ISSN 2809-9303 (Online) and 2809-929X (Print) is an international journal published by Celebes Scholar pg. The Journal of Social Commerce aims at providing platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, professors, and students to publish their literary work in ...