Open AccessFactors Influencing Interest in Continuing Higher Education to the Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Kebenaran Medan with Religiosity as Moderating Variables (Empirical Study of the Congregation Gereja Bethel Indonesia, Medan Plaza)
Author(s) -
Ni Li,
Galumbang Hutagalung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2237
pISSN - 2349-9788
DOI - 10.52403/ijrr.20210884
Subject(s) - religiosity , psychology , social psychology , simple random sample , test (biology) , sociology , demography , population , paleontology , biology
This study aims to determine the factors influencing interest in continuing higher education to the Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Kebenaran Medan with religiosity as moderating variables, empirical study of the Congregation Gereja Bethel Indonesia, Medan Plaza. This research is a type of causal comparative research. The sample of this study amounted to 108 respondents with the sampling method using simple random sampling, the data testing method used was the structural equation modeling (SEM) test. Based on the test results, it was found that attitude had a significant positive effect on interest, subjective norms did not have a significant effect on interest, perceived behavioral control did not have a significant effect on interest, religiosity was not proven to moderate the effect of attitude on interest, religiosity was proven to moderate the effect of subjective norms on interest, and religiosity was not proven to moderate the effect of perceived behavioral control on interest.Keywords: Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perceived Behavioral Control, Religiosity, Interest.