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<p>This study aims to discover the materialism mediator that predicts the presence of academic motivation, the religiosity mediator predicts the presence of academic motivation and the religiosity mediator predicts the presence of materialism among Minangkabau university students in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This study identified dimensions of materialism that relate to religiosity and academic motivation dimensions of religiosity that relate to materialism and academic motivation and dimensions of academic motivation relate to religiosity and materialism. The researcher administered the Materialistic Value Scale (MVS) to measure materialism, the Religious Commitment Inventory-10 (RCI-10) measures the religiosity, and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) measures motivation. It was administered to 382 students of Minangkabau university students in a public university in West Sumatra. Pearson correlation, multi-variable regression analysis, and independent t-test were conducted. The multiple linear regression is employed to predict the presence of academic motivation and materialism. The results displayed that the dimension of the religiosity which is more related to academic motivation is the interpersonal religiosity; the dimension of the religiosity which is more related to materialism is the intrapersonal religiosity; while the dimension of materialism which is more related to academic motivation is the pursuit of happiness.</p>
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This study aims to discover the materialism mediator that predicts the presence of academic motivation, the religiosity mediator predicts the presence of academic motivation and the religiosity mediator predicts the presence of materialism among Minangkabau university students in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This study identified dimensions of materialism that relate to religiosity and academic motivation dimensions of religiosity that relate to materialism and academic motivation and dimensions of academic motivation relate to religiosity and materialism. The researcher administered the Materialistic Value Scale (MVS) to measure materialism, the Religious Commitment Inventory-10 (RCI-10) measures the religiosity, and the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) measures motivation. It was administered to 382 students of Minangkabau university students in a public university in West Sumatra. Pearson correlation, multi-variable regression analysis, and independent t-test were conducted. The multiple linear regression is employed to predict the presence of academic motivation and materialism. The results displayed that the dimension of the religiosity which is more related to academic motivation is the interpersonal religiosity; the dimension of the religiosity which is more related to materialism is the intrapersonal religiosity; while the dimension of materialism which is more related to academic motivation is the pursuit of happiness.

The Religiosity as Mediator between Academic Motivation and Materialism of Minangkabau University Students in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Journal of Education, Society & Multiculturalism

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This study aims to discover the materialism mediator that predicts the presence of academic motivation, the religiosity mediator predicts the presence of...

The Religiosity as Mediator between Academic Motivation and Materialism of Minangkabau University Students in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Published Online: Dec 13, 2022

Page range: 19 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jesm-2022-0015

Keywords
Materialism, religiosity, academic motivation, Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia

© 2022 Bayu Ramadhan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Religiosity as Mediator between Academic Motivation and Materialism of Minangkabau University Students in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Published Online: Dec 13, 2022

Page range: 19 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jesm-2022-0015

KeywordsMaterialism, religiosity, academic motivation, Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia

© 2022 Bayu Ramadhan, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Materialism, religiosity, academic motivation, Minangkabau, West Sumatra, Indonesia