The College Youth Saving Pattern Analysis; an Islamic Approach

Saving, emphasized in Islamic lifestyle, influences the success of individuals, households and society. This research, therefore, studies the factors affecting the saving behavior of the college youth with an Islamic approach. The methodology is descriptive and exploratory and in terms of target, it is functional. The population of this study was administration and economics students selected through convenience sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire the validity of which was confirmed by a panel of experts. In order to evaluate the construct validity (including convergent and discriminant ones) and the reliability of the research instrument (composite reliability and average variance extracted) and to estimate the research measurement model, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses have been used. Also, partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. According to the research results, with the exception of the variable of peer influence, the other variables (financial literacy, parental socialization and self-control) have a positive and significant effect on students' saving behavior. The financial literacy variable was the only variable that mediated the relationship between other independent variables and the saving pattern. In addition, demographic variables such as gender, age, education, field of study, type of university, marital status and employment are also considered as moderating variables in the results analysis. For example, the saving patterns of male and female students are different.