SELF-EFFICACY, ISLAMIC FINANCIAL LITERACY, RELIGIOSITY AND REFERENCE GROUP AS FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCOUNTING STUDENTS’ CAREER INTEREST IN ISLAMIC FINANCE INDUSTRY

Abstract

Abstract: Self-Efficacy, Islamic Financial Literacy, Religiosity and Reference Group as Factors Influencing Accounting Students’ Career Interest in Islamic Finance Industry. This study aims to investigate the influence of self-efficacy, Islamic financial literacy, religiosity and reference group toward accounting students’ career interest in Islamic finance industry. This research is a causal comparative study with quantitative approach. This study used purposive sampling and 184 questionnaires were collected from undergraduate accounting students of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. SmartPLS 3.0 was used for analyzing the data with Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The findings indicate that undergraduate accounting students’ career interest in Islamic finance industry is influenced by self-efficacy, Islamic financial literacy, religiosity and reference group. Therefore, students’ career interest in Islamic finance industry could be increased by improving students’ self-efficacy on Islamic financial sector, improving their Islamic financial literacy, strengthen their religiosity and increasing their reference group in Islamic financial sector.

Keywords: Career Interest, Self-Efficacy, Islamic Financial Literacy, Religiosity, Reference Group, Islamic Finance Industry, Social Career Cognitive Theory