Knowledge, Religiosity, and Saving Intention: The Mediating Role of Attitude in Islamic Banks

Purwanto Purwanto; Ali Ibrahim Dasuki; Tabrani ZA

doi:10.15408/etk.v25i2.41631

Authors

Purwanto Syubbanul Wathon Islamic College Magelang
Ali Ibrahim Dasuki Yusuf Maitama Sule University
Tabrani ZA Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v25i2.41631

Keywords:

knowledge, religiosity, saving behavior, Islamic banks, theory of planned behavior

Abstract

Research originality: This study extends the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by positioning knowledge and religiosity as explicit antecedents of attitude and clarifying the psychological pathways underlying Islamic saving decisions.

Research objectives: This study investigated the role of knowledge and religiosity in shaping attitudes and evaluated the extended TPB model's effectiveness in predicting saving intentions and actual behavior.

Research methods: Data from 392 banking customers in Central Java, Indonesia, were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling – Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) to test the hypothesized structural relationships.

Empirical result: Knowledge and religiosity significantly influenced attitudes. Attitude fully and partially mediated the knowledge-intention and religiosity-intention links, respectively. Saving intentions, driven primarily by attitudes and subjective norms, significantly affected actual behavior.

Implications: Policymakers should focus on integrated financial-religious education and simplified access to banking to cultivate positive attitudes and effectively convert intentions into actual participation in Islamic banking.

JEL Classification: G21, D91, E21, Z12

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