Factors affecting financial well-being: the mediating role of financial behavior towards religiosity and anti-consumption lifestyle – evidence from Indonesia

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Research on financial well-being not only employs objective measures such as income, but also utilizes a psychological approach to measure subjective well-being, which is beneficial for alleviating stress stemming from financial conditions, enhancing overall mental health, and augmenting individuals’ quality of life. This study devises a metric for financial well-being, incorporating variables such as religiosity, anti-consumption lifestyle, and financial behavior through a quantitative approach using Structural Equation Model. The research model is examined using LISREL 8.0 for data analysis drawn from a questionnaire administered to 256 Muslim respondents. The research findings revealed that good financial behavior is the main key to achieving better financial well-being, with support from an anti-consumerist lifestyle towards such financial behavior. Meanwhile, religiosity does not significantly influence financial behavior. While religiosity can have a direct positive effect on financial well-being, it does not do so through the mediation of financial behavior. An anti-consumption lifestyle itself does not directly affect financial well-being without the help of mediating supportive financial behavior. The practical implications of these research findings suggest that financial education programs should not only focus on the aspect of religiosity alone, but also be practical and applicable to all individuals regardless of their level of religiosity.

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    • Figure 1. Research model
    • Table 1. Validity and reliability of research instrument
    • Table 2. Goodness of Fit
    • Table 3. Demographic overview and characteristics of respondents
    • Table 4. Hypothesis test and path analysis
    • Conceptualization
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Funding acquisition
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Project administration
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Resources
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Software
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Writing – original draft
      Arief Budiyanto
    • Data curation
      Abdul Mujib
    • Methodology
      Abdul Mujib, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif
    • Supervision
      Abdul Mujib, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif, Riris Aishah Prasetyowati
    • Validation
      Abdul Mujib, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif
    • Writing – review & editing
      Abdul Mujib, Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif, Riris Aishah Prasetyowati
    • Formal Analysis
      Mohammad Nur Rianto Al Arif
    • Investigation
      Riris Aishah Prasetyowati
    • Visualization
      Riris Aishah Prasetyowati