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Financial Self Efficacy: A Mediator in Advancing Financial Behavior among Accounting Students

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  • Nyoman Trisna HERAWATI
  • LuhGede KusumaDewi
  • Made Arie Wahyuni
  • Ni Luh Asri Savitri

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This research aimed to analyze the effect of financial literacy and parental socioeconomic statuson the financial behavior of undergraduate Accounting students in Bali with students’ financial self efficacy serving a mediator.This research employed a quantitative design with ex post facto approach and path analysis technique. Research data was collected by administering a financial literacy test on, and questionnaires distributed to, the sample selected using a purposive random sampling technique. The research sample consisted of undergraduate Accounting students in state university in Bali, numbering 180.The research results showed that financial literacy directly influencedfinancial efficacy, but the parents' socio-economic statusdid not have any direct influence. Second, financial literacy, parents' socio-economic status, and financial efficacy directly influencedfinancial behavior. Additionally, the results also showed that financial self efficacy wasunableto mediate financial self literacy’s and socioeconomic status’ relationships with financial behavior.This suggests that it is important to improvefinancial literacywhich will contribute to the improvement not only in students’ financial self-efficacy, but also good financial behavior among accounting students.

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  • Nyoman Trisna HERAWATI & LuhGede KusumaDewi & Made Arie Wahyuni & Ni Luh Asri Savitri, 2020. "Financial Self Efficacy: A Mediator in Advancing Financial Behavior among Accounting Students," Journal of Academic Finance, RED research unit, university of Gabes, Tunisia, vol. 11(2), pages 226-241, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:jaf:journl:v:11:y:2020:i:2:n:295
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    1. Nyoman Trisna Herawati & I Made Candiasa & I Ketut Yadnyana & Naswan Suharsono, 2018. "Factors That Influence Financial Behavior Among Accounting Students in Bali," International Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Business Administration, Sciedu Press, vol. 9(3), pages 30-38, May.
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    Keywords

    financial behavior; financial literacy; parental socioeconomic status; financial self efficacy; accounting student; comportement financier; culture financière; statut socio-économique des parents; auto-efficacité financière; étudiant en comptabilité;
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    JEL classification:

    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • N8 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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