International Journal of Accounting & Finance in Asia Pasific
Vol 9, No 3 (2026): October 2026

Understanding Financial Management Behavior among Banking Frontliners: The Roles of Financial Knowledge, Financial Attitude, and Income

Yuli Agustina (Universitas Negeri Malang)
Titin Adelia (Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Oct 2026

Abstract

Managing personal finances has become more demanding as employees navigate increasingly diverse financial products and digital services. This study investigates whether financial knowledge, financial attitude, and income are associated with Financial Management Behavior (FMB) among banking frontliners, using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as an interpretive framework. This quantitative study used a cross-sectional survey of 103 banking frontliners in Indonesia and analyzed the data using multiple linear regression. The results show that financial knowledge (b = 0.391, p 0.001), financial attitude (b = 0.393, p 0.001), and income (b = 0.211, p = 0.007) were each positively associated with FMB. Financial attitude and financial knowledge showed virtually equivalent standardized associations, whereas income had a smaller coefficient. The regression model accounted for 47.8% of the variance in FMB (Adjusted R² = 0.463). The results indicate that sound personal financial practices among banking frontliners are linked to a combination of financial understanding, constructive attitudes toward money management, and available economic resources. Employee financial-well-being initiatives should therefore combine financial education with behavioral support for budgeting, saving, planning, and disciplined resource use

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJAFAP

Publisher

Subject

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

Description

IJAFAP aims to feature narrative, theoretical, and empirical-based research articles within the abovementioned fields. The journal welcomes articles relating to the current issues of financial decision making as well as its impact on society. IJAFAP carries out the mission to feature narrative, ...