Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment

Background: Compared to other consumer groups, young Indonesian consumers have a stronger desire for debt and overconsumption Purpose: This study aims to develop and empirically test a model of the influence of materialism and global luxury brand admiration on conspicuous consumption and intenti...

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Main Authors: Sulhaini Sulhaini, Baiq Handayani Rinuastuti, Siti Nurmayanti
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Language:English
Published: Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Consumer Sciences
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Online Access:https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jcs/article/view/62639
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Baiq Handayani Rinuastuti
Siti Nurmayanti
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Siti Nurmayanti
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description Background: Compared to other consumer groups, young Indonesian consumers have a stronger desire for debt and overconsumption Purpose: This study aims to develop and empirically test a model of the influence of materialism and global luxury brand admiration on conspicuous consumption and intention to use conventional PayLater, with Islamic religious commitment as a moderating variable. Method: Data was collected from consumers on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. The island was chosen because it is widely known for its religious community. The study followed a quantitative approach. The respondents were young Muslim consumers between 17 and 35 years of age who were active shoppers in the marketplace. This research involved 364 conveniently selected respondents. Findings: The study indicates that Islamic religious commitment can mitigate the influence of materialism on conspicuous consumption. This commitment also reduces the impact of conspicuous consumption on the willingness to go into debt by using conventional PayLater. The findings also reveal that young Muslim consumers desire global luxury brands to show off. Conclusions: Islamic religious commitment weakens materialism's influence on conspicuous consumption and intention to use PayLater because consumers understand and obey their religion's teachings. Youthful materialistic Muslim consumers may seek comfort, equilibrium, and a high quality of life rather than a desire to flaunt their possessions. Research implication: This study indicates that young Muslim consumers could become the largest users later. To assist them in avoiding riba, PayLater’s owners should provide services according to Islamic teaching and/or encourage them to restrict their use of its services to less than the interest-free period of 30 days.
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spelling doaj-art-45902a9c31e847328140fd421fd094ba2025-08-20T02:46:39ZengDepartment of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB UniversityJournal of Consumer Sciences2460-89632025-07-0110210.29244/jcs.10.2.197-223Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious CommitmentSulhaini Sulhaini0Baiq Handayani Rinuastuti1Siti Nurmayanti2Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram, Mataram, IndonesiaDepartment of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram, Mataram, IndonesiDepartment of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia Background: Compared to other consumer groups, young Indonesian consumers have a stronger desire for debt and overconsumption Purpose: This study aims to develop and empirically test a model of the influence of materialism and global luxury brand admiration on conspicuous consumption and intention to use conventional PayLater, with Islamic religious commitment as a moderating variable. Method: Data was collected from consumers on the island of Lombok, Indonesia. The island was chosen because it is widely known for its religious community. The study followed a quantitative approach. The respondents were young Muslim consumers between 17 and 35 years of age who were active shoppers in the marketplace. This research involved 364 conveniently selected respondents. Findings: The study indicates that Islamic religious commitment can mitigate the influence of materialism on conspicuous consumption. This commitment also reduces the impact of conspicuous consumption on the willingness to go into debt by using conventional PayLater. The findings also reveal that young Muslim consumers desire global luxury brands to show off. Conclusions: Islamic religious commitment weakens materialism's influence on conspicuous consumption and intention to use PayLater because consumers understand and obey their religion's teachings. Youthful materialistic Muslim consumers may seek comfort, equilibrium, and a high quality of life rather than a desire to flaunt their possessions. Research implication: This study indicates that young Muslim consumers could become the largest users later. To assist them in avoiding riba, PayLater’s owners should provide services according to Islamic teaching and/or encourage them to restrict their use of its services to less than the interest-free period of 30 days. https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jcs/article/view/62639conspicuous consumptionglobal luxury brand admirationintention to use PayLaterIslamic religious commitmentmaterialismyoung Muslim consumers
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Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
Journal of Consumer Sciences
conspicuous consumption
global luxury brand admiration
intention to use PayLater
Islamic religious commitment
materialism
young Muslim consumers
title Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
title_full Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
title_fullStr Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
title_full_unstemmed Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
title_short Intention to Use PayLater among Young Muslim Consumers: The Role of Islamic Religious Commitment
title_sort intention to use paylater among young muslim consumers the role of islamic religious commitment
topic conspicuous consumption
global luxury brand admiration
intention to use PayLater
Islamic religious commitment
materialism
young Muslim consumers
url https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jcs/article/view/62639
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