International Journal of Business Studies
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2026): International Journal of Business Studies

The Impact of Experience and Trust on Loyalty through Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable in Generation Z

Saputra (ITBK Bukit Pengharapan)
Irwan Christanto Edy (ITBK Bukit Pengharapan Tawangmangu)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of experience and trust on Generation Z user loyalty through satisfaction as a mediating variable, in a study comparing two digital platforms: Shopee and TikTok Shop. This study used a quantitative approach with a Likert-scale questionnaire distributed to active users of both platforms in Karanganyar Indonesia Indonesia. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that experience has a positive and significant effect on satisfaction. Experience also has a positive and significant effect on loyalty. Trust has a positive and significant effect on user satisfaction. Trust also has a positive and significant effect on loyalty. Conversely, user satisfaction has no significant effect on loyalty. Experience has no significant effect on loyalty mediated by satisfaction. Similarly, trust has no significant effect on loyalty mediated by satisfaction. These findings indicate that experience and trust directly have a positive and significant effect on user loyalty. Meanwhile, the influence through satisfaction as a mediating variable was insignificant, confirming that the primary factors in building loyalty are direct experience and trust.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijbs

Publisher

Subject

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

Description

International Journal of Business Studies (IJBS) is an international open access and peer-reviewed journal published tri-annually in February, June, and October by IPMI Research Center, Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen IPMI. IJBS aimed to provide research articles in order to have a significant implication ...