Review of People's Behavior in Paying Zakat in Indonesia: Efforts to Minimize The Impact of The Economic Crisis With A Planned Behavior Theory Approach

Abstract

The current study seeks to determine the behavior of people in Indonesia in paying zakat as an effort to deal with the economic crisis based on planning theory behavior. The design used in this research is a correlational cross-sectional design, questionnaire-based research. In total there are 100 samples obtained using the purposive sampling technique. The measurement model and research model used were partially evaluated using least squares structural equation models. This research produces and shows that zakat knowledge is positively related to attitudes towards paying zakat, perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and zakat behavior. Apart from that, the findings show that zakat attitudes have a negative relationship with zakat intentions, however, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms have a positive relationship with behavioral intentions toward zakat planning. then, research shows that perceived behavioral control shows a negative relationship with zakat behavior, but behavioral intentions show a positive relationship with zakat behavior of people in Indonesia. These findings can help readers in providing the right combination of zakat knowledge to help people understand the role of zakat in facing the economic crisis.