Jurnal Ekonomi dan Manajemen Indonesia
Vol 26 No 1 (2026)

GAMIFICATION AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF USER ENGAGEMENT AMONG SHOPEE USERS IN INDONESIA

Hermanto (Sriwijaya University)
Belinda Mora Siagian (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study investigates how gamification features implemented in Shopee influence customer loyalty through the mediating role of user engagement among Indonesian users. A quantitative approach was applied using survey questionnaires distributed to 200 respondents selected through purposive sampling. Data were analyzed using the PLS-SEM method with SmartPLS 4 to examine construct reliability, validity, and relationships among variables. The findings reveal that gamification positively and significantly affects customer loyalty with a coefficient value of 0.435 and user engagement with a coefficient value of 0.672. Furthermore, user engagement also has a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty with a coefficient value of 0.435. The indirect effect analysis indicates that user engagement partially mediates the relationship between gamification and customer loyalty, with a coefficient value of 0.292. The coefficient of determination (R²) values show that the model explains 63.3% of the variance in customer loyalty and 45.2% of the variance in user engagement. Overall, the results confirm that gamification plays an important role in enhancing user engagement and strengthening customer loyalty on Shopee in Indonesia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jemi

Publisher

Subject

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

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Economics and Management (JEMI) is an intermediary institution between researchers through scientific papers in the form of journals that are published regularly in June and December each year. Jemi is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scientific articles in the fields ...