Jurnal Ecogen
Vol. 8 No. 4 (2025): Jurnal Ecogen

The Intention As a Mediating Variable On Financial Management Behavior

Alfina Khoirun Nada (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)
Nora Retnasih (Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang)



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Publish Date
19 Dec 2025

Abstract

This study focuses on the variables of Islamic financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, and perceived ease of use that influence financial management behavior among Generation Z Paylater users in Tulungagung Regency, mediated by intention. This study presents a new innovation to discuss financial literascy, juxtaposed with Islamic principles in the implementation of Paylater and this idea is based on the Theory of Planned Behavior as its core theoretical foundation. In this study, there were 125 Generation Z respondents who were Paylater users residing in Tulungagung Regency. Questionnaire responses were analyzed utilizing the Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) approach through the SmartPLS software. The findings indicate a connection between Islamic financial literacy and financial self-efficacy facilitated by an intermediary process and both positively influence intentions and financial management behaviors. Conversely, perceived ease of use shows no meaningful mediating effect and is associated with a negative relationship toward intention and financial management behavior.

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ecogen

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Jurnal Ecogen is a peer-reviewed journal and scientific journal devoted to the publication of original papers published by Universitas Negeri Padang. Since 2018, this journal has become an open-access peer-reviewed online journal of economics and education studies published by Universitas Negeri ...