Impulsive Buying and BNPL Impact on Students
Impulsive Buying and BNPL Impact on Students
In this modern world, technology has evolved into most of our daily activities. Because of the
advancement in living standards, people nowadays are inclined to buy more to satisfy their increasing
needs. Seeing this opportunity, businessmen have built up a model called “Buy Now, Pay Later” to
motivate consumers to spend more with fewer extra fees. For example, the “Shopee Buy Now, Pay
Later” feature, one of four payment options offered by Shopee application, is a payment solution
allowing buyers to make immediate purchases with no interest within specific periods of time.
However, it is still controversial whether the feature “Buy Now, Pay Later” can make people spend
money impulsively on unnecessary purchases. Therefore,the researchers carried out an investigation on
the subject “Factors that contribute to the impulsive buying tendency of students using BNPL services”
to measure which elements of the feature contribute to people’s impulsive buying tendency and suggest
some remedies for them to improve their financial conditions.
The topic is based on the analysis of factors that influence buying intention of students when
using Buy Now, Pay Later services, including Customization design, Perceived Security, Simple and
convenient usage, Awareness of Buy Now, Pay Later, User friendliness of Buy Now, Pay Later. With
the data gathered from an online survey conducted by a sample of 175 students in UEH university, the
results showed that Awareness of Buy Now, Pay Later, Perceived Security, User friendliness of Buy
Now, Pay Later have a significant effect on overspending tendency of purchasers, of which the
Awareness has the most remarkable influence. However, remaining factors like Simple and convenient
usage and User friendliness of Buy Now, Pay Later barely contribute to buyers' impulsive purchasing
behaviors. Relying on the outcome obtained, the authors have suggested some measures to help UEH
students to create a realistic budget and allocate funds efficiently in order to achieve financial stability
in future.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT...........................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS...........................................................................................
TABLES LIST........................................................................................................
FIGURES LIST......................................................................................................
ABBREVIATIONS LIST...........................................................................................
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION..................................................................................
1.1. Reason (Problem Statement).........................................................................................
1.2. Aims of research............................................................................................................
1.3. Research questions.......................................................................................................
1.4. Research methods.........................................................................................................
CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL BASIS.........................................................................
2.1. Related research...........................................................................................................
2.2. Literature review...........................................................................................................
2.2.1. Buy Now, Pay Later................................................................................................
2.2.2. Impulsive buying tendency....................................................................................
2.2.3. Interface Design.....................................................................................................
2.2.4. Perceived Control...................................................................................................
2.2.5. Perceived Security.................................................................................................
2.3. Research Hypotheses....................................................................................................
2.3.1. Dependent variable: Impulsive Buying Tendency..................................................
2.3.2. The impact of BNPL’s Customization Design on users’ impulsive
buying tendency..............................................................................................................
2.3.3. The impact of BNPL’s Perceived Security on users’ impulsive buying
tendency..........................................................................................................................
2.3.4. The impact of BNPL’s Simple and Convenient usage on users’
impulsive buying tendency..............................................................................................
2.3.5. The impact of BNPL’s Awareness on users’ impulsive buying tendency
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2.3.6. The impact of BNPL’s User-Friendliness on users’ impulsive buying
tendency..........................................................................................................................
2.4. Proposed Research Model.............................................................................................
CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY..............................................................................
3.1. Research process..........................................................................................................
The overview of main steps in the research procedure is illustrated in Figure 2.
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3.2. Research subject and scope..........................................................................................
3.2.1. Research sample....................................................................................................
3.2.2. Research scope......................................................................................................
3.3. Research methods.........................................................................................................
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3.3.1. Qualitative research...............................................................................................
3.3.2. Quantitative research............................................................................................
3.4. Sample size...................................................................................................................
3.5. Sampling technique.......................................................................................................
3.6. Procedure of collecting data..........................................................................................
3.7. Measurement Scales.....................................................................................................
3.7.1. “Customization design” scale................................................................................
3.7.2. “Perceived Security” scale.....................................................................................
3.7.3. “Simple and convenient usage” scale....................................................................
3.7.4. “Awareness of BNPL” scale....................................................................................
3.7.5. “User friendliness of BNPL” scale...........................................................................
3.7.6. “Impulsive Buying Tendency” scale.......................................................................
3.8.1. Descriptive Statistics..............................................................................................
3.8.2. Measure Reliability Assessment.............................................................................
3.8.3. Exploratory Factor Analysis....................................................................................
3.8.4. Pearson Correlation Analysis..................................................................................
3.8.5. Multivariate Regression Analysis............................................................................
CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH RESULTS.......................................................................
4.1. Descriptive statistics of the survey sample...................................................................
4.2. Descriptive statistics of the independent variables.......................................................
4.3. Cronbach’s Alpha: Scale Reliability Test........................................................................
4.4. Exploratory Factor Analysis: Scale Validity Test............................................................
4.5. Pearson Correlation: Testing research hypotheses.......................................................
4.6. Multivariate Regression Analysis...................................................................................
4.6.1. Validation of the research model...........................................................................
4.6.2. Research results.....................................................................................................
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION..............................................
5.1. Conclusion.....................................................................................................................
5.2. Recommendation..........................................................................................................
5.3. Limitation and Development.........................................................................................
REFERENCES......................................................................................................
APPENDIX..........................................................................................................
TABLES LIST
Table 1: Related research
Table 2: “Customization design” scale
Table 3: “Perceived Security” scale
Table 4: “Simple and convenient usage” scale
Table 5: “Awareness of BNPL” scale
Table 6: “User friendliness of BNPL” scale
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Table 7: “Impulsive Buying Tendency” scale
Table 8: Descriptive statistics
Table 9: Table of results to evaluate the reliability of the variables
Table 10: Initial KMO and Bartlett's Test
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Table 11: Initial Rotated Component Matrix
Table 12: KMO and Bartlett's Test
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Table 13: Second Rotated Component Matrix
Table 14: KMO and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity of Dependent variables
Table 15: Testing results of EFA of Dependent Variables
Table 16: Correlation matrix table
Table 17: Initial Model Summary
Table 18: ANOVA
Table 19: Coefficients
Table 20: Collinearity Statistics VIF
Table 21: Summary results of hypotheses testing
FIGURES LIST
Figure 1: Proposed research model
Figure 2: Research process
Figure 3: Percentage of people knowing BNPL feature
Figure 4: Percentage of people using BNPL feature
Figure 5: Percentage of genders using BNPL feature
Figure 6: Percentage of student level using BNPL feature
Figure 7: The Research Outcome Model
Figure 8: Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Histogram
Figure 9: Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Normal P-P Plot
Figure 10: Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Scatterplot
ABBREVIATIONS LIST
AD: Awareness of BNPL
Anova: Analysis of Variance
BNPL: Buy now, Pay later
CD: Customization Design
EFA: Exploratory Factor Analysis
IBT: Impulsive buying tendency
KMO: Kaiser – Meyer – Olkin
PS: Perceived Security
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SC: Simple and Convenient usage
Sig: Observed Significance level
SPSS: Statistical Package for the Social Science
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
In this modern world, with the swift evolution of e-commerce platforms, the feature of buy now
pay later is gradually being applied strongly on online shopping applications to help buyers in terms of
budget. Buy now, Pay later (BNPL) services offer convenience and flexibility to consumers by
enabling them to purchase items and make payments in installments., frequently with no interest
charged.. This can help individuals manage their budgets more effectively and afford larger purchases
they might not otherwise be able to afford upfront.
With the burgeoning expansion of digital finance, the increase in the adoption rate of BNPL as
a payment method is inevitable. This payment method is excessively utilized in online shopping or e-
commerce settings particularly (Arzaq Z. M, I Wayan N. L, [Link]., Ph.D., 2023). According to the
research findings, the value of BNPL transactions experienced explosive growth by around 55 percent
in 2019/20 and a threefold rise in total value over the whole period (Chay Fisher, Cara Holland, and
Tim West, 2021). That is because we are living in a growing inflationary society where everything
costs a bundle, people are now gravitating towards BNPL as this feature offers them the chance to buy
goods immediately without signing any physical contracts to satisfy their needs. People prefer using
BNPL features to credit cards as the BNPL charges them with no fees in a specific timeframe, no
physical contract, high security, no complicated procedures to register and huge amounts of loanable
funds.
However, behind the benefits received, as these offers motivate people to buy things when they
cannot afford, people usually overspend when shopping with BNPL. This leads to many unforeseen
consequences, specifically severe budget deficits resulting in an inability to repay debts, reduced
budget management capabilities, expenditure management, financial crises, etc. Moreover, the
simplicity and accessibility of BNPL services may contribute to heightened consumption and debt
accumulation, particularly GenZ. These warrant further investigation into the potential psychological
and behavioral of BNPL demographics, specifically exploring how it might influence impulsive buying
tendencies and long-term financial planning. Therefore, our team decided to research the factors in the
buy now pay later feature that influence students' overspending tendencies. We want to measure how
these factors impact and how strong they are, to propose useful and feasible solutions for students to
address this issue and stabilize and control their budgets. Considering various reasons mentioned
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above, our study topic will be: “Factors contributing to the impulsive buying tendency of UEH
students using BNPL services.”
- Build the research model, identify factors of BNPL features that cause students to buy things
impulsively.
- Suggest some viable solutions for students to control and balance their spending.
- Question 1: Which factors of Buy now, Pay later motivate students to overconsume?
- Question 3: What recommendations do we propose for students to effectively monitor their spending?
To address the problems raised in the topic, the authors implemented two main methods:
- Qualitative research: First the team developed an initial quantitative scale based on prior
research and projects which have similar trends to the research topic. Subsequently, following
consultations with the guiding instructor regarding the practical applicability of the research
topic, the entire team made revisions and enhancements to the quantitative scale to be included
in the questionnaire served for the quantitative research.
- Quantitative research: After the qualitative phase, the team developed a comprehensive
questionnaire with 23 Likert scale questions which employed a 5-point scale allowing the
sample surveyed to express various degrees of agreement or disagreement with specific
statements. The data gathered was processed using the SPSS software to assess the scale's
reliability through Cronbach's Alpha coefficients. Then, Exploratory Factor Analysis and
multiple regression analysis were carried out to analyze the effect of each element concluding
with the evaluation of the team's proposed model and hypothesis testing.
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CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL BASIS
Delving deeper into the issue of factors affecting UEH students' impulsive shopping tendency when
using BNPL services, especially with the keywords BNPL, impulsive shopping, the group found a
number of articles and papers. related research. These articles are summarized in Table 1.
Method/Scale of
No Name of research Content of research
research
3 “Click to Buy: The Impact of Retail The research aims at Investigate how young
Credit on Over-Consumption in the collecting data from adult female purchasers
Online Environment” (Fook & 109 females that age doing online fashion
McNeill, 2020) between 18 and 25. shopping among is
influenced by a range of
impulsive enabling
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financial tools (BNPL
credit schemes)
Multi-stage (Selection
of review participants, Develop a broad
Information requests, understanding of BNPL
“Review of buy now pay later
4 Comparison with credit arrangements and to
arrangements” by ASIC, 2018
cards, Stakeholder identify potential risks for
consultation, Consumer consumers.
research)
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purchasing, its adaptation to physical retail is also functioned through their apps. The apps generate
scannable QR codes, or virtual cards, both of which can be used for instore and online transactions
(Cook et la., 2023). Another difference between BNPL and the typical lay-by method is that customers
receive their purchases immediately and the merchant is paid up front by the BNPL service provider
(Chay Fisher, Cara Holland, and Tim West, 2021). BNPL is available from a variety of companies,
ranging from established financial businesses, technology firms, e-commerce platforms. Some of the
most popular BNPL service providers are Afterpay, PayPal credit, Shopee. The facilities of the services
might slightly differ depending on the provider terms and conditions.
Previous studies have also indicated the influence of BNPL on customers’ impulsive shopping
tendency. Hirschman (1979) highlighted the significant impact of payment methods on how people
shop. He pointed out that installment plans, often enabled by credit cards, allowed consumers to
purchase expensive goods without needing immediate full payment. Further research by Prelec &
Loewenstein (1998) and Soman (1998) suggests that zero-interest payment plans can trigger impulsive
buying tendency in consumers. As breaking down the cost into smaller payments, items seem to be less
expensive upfront. The ease of spreading payments over time can drive consumers to make purchases
without considering future financial burdens. Consumers who shop without a plan are more likely to
result in post-purchase regret (Saleh, 2012).
Humans are naturally drawn to things that are visually appealing and stand out. An app with a beautiful
interface, harmonious colors, and a logical layout will be more likely to attract users' attention than an
app with a monotonous and boring interface. Kotler (1973) said “the conscious designing of space to
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create certain buyer effects.” An app with a beautiful and easy-to-use interface will be more
aesthetically pleasing to users and will make them more likely to want to use it.
In the digital technology age, the development of online shopping raises the concern about
security. At the heart of this concern lies the concept of "perceived security" (Flavián & Guinalíu,
2006). This term reflects a user's subjective belief that their personal information – from account details
to transaction history – remains safe from unauthorized access, storage, or manipulation. Unfortunately,
the specter of hacking looms large, leading many consumers to perceive digital payment systems as
inherently risky (Falk et al., 2016). This perception of vulnerability emerges as one of the most
significant hurdles to wider adoption of these technologies (C. Kim et al., 2010). Hence, building trust
and confidence in the security measures employed by digital payment platforms is crucial to ensure
their continued growth and success.
Aim of research: Identify factors that contribute to the impulsive buying tendency of students using
BNPL services.
The BNPL service has been shown to significantly influence consumer decision-making, often
encouraging impulsive purchases due to its flexibility and deferred payment structure. The availability
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of BNPL options increased the likelihood of consumers making unplanned purchases, particularly for
higher-ticket items, by reducing the immediate psychological cost of spending (Miller and Roberts,
2020).
Therefore, the author group decided to conduct a scientific research to test whether the BNPL features
have impacts on the customers’ impulsive buying tendency. According to these, the dependent variable
Y is proposed as follows:
2.3.2. The impact of BNPL’s Customization Design on users’ impulsive buying tendency
Customization on a mobile app or service, one of the most essential features, is a process of
allowing users to modify or adjust its features, interface and functionality according to their needs and
preferences (Jianxing, Yan & Yao, 2019). This is because users spend more time on interface overtime,
their needs evolve dramatically, their proficiency in using it increases and then alter it to a more
advanced version. Consequently, customization has the potential to improve users’ experience using
the service, which is thought to impact various psychological consequences (Sampada Marathe & S.
Shyam Sundar, 2011). This can result in a higher number of impulsive purchases as the time used for
browsing the services and with the more personalized settings, the more they catch items suitable with
their interests. According to these, the hypothesis H1 is proposed as follows:
“H1: The Customization Design has a positive (+) impact on the impulsive buying tendency among
UEH students”
2.3.3. The impact of BNPL’s Perceived Security on users’ impulsive buying tendency
The sense of security regarding online payments refers to the extent to which a user believes that
making transactions on online platforms are secure, covering both financial and personal information
(Hartono et al., 2014). Nowadays, the issue of purchasers’ information security is highly concerning,
especially as online payments are becoming increasingly popular. Customers who experience a lack of
security when using BNPL services may cause them to become anxious and more reluctant to use
them. Consequently, customer trust in a service provider's security measures directly correlates with
their willingness to use BNPL (Agustin, 2022). When customers believe that a service provider has
strong security measures in place to prevent unauthorized activities and protect their data, they are
more likely to use BNPL services. The importance of perceived security in influencing purchase
intention is highlighted since customers only engage in online shopping when they believe that their
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personal information is secure, (Salisbury et al., 2001). Derive from this, the hypothesis H2 is proposed
as follows:
“H2: The perceived security of BNPL has a positive (+) impact on the impulsive buying tendency of
UEH students”
2.3.4. The impact of BNPL’s Simple and Convenient usage on users’ impulsive buying tendency
BNPL offers a convenient, flexible payment option where there has not been one before for many
consumers (Reed Hartman, 2021). People find BNPL convenient because of its user-friendly interface
and seamless integration with payment gateways and online retailers, providing a smooth shopping
experience. Typically, users select the BNPL option at checkout, provide basic personal information,
and confirm their payment plan (Amy Boyington, 2024). BNPL allows users to create an account and
securely store their personal information for future transactions, eliminating the need to repeatedly
enter the same details for each purchase, saving time and simplifying the payment process. Given these
advantages, we propose the following hypothesis H3:
“H3: Simple and convenient usage has a positive (+) impact on the impulsive buying tendency of UEH
students”
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engage in transactions (Pavlou P., 2001). Aligning guarantee policies with certifications from
independent third parties can also streamline the process of earning and maintaining consumer trust
(Grabner-Kraeuter , 2002). According to these, the hypothesis H5 is proposed as follows:
“H5: User friendliness of BNPL has a positive (+) impact on the impulsive buying tendency of UEH
students.”
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2.4. Proposed Research Model
All of the proposed hypotheses that have a relation to the outcome variable have been visualized as in
the Figure 1:
Customization design
(H1)
H1 (+)
Perceived Security H2 (+)
(H2)
User friendliness
(H5)
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CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY
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3.2. Research subject and scope
● Survey subjects: Students of UEH University from 46, 47, 48, 49 batches.
● Time: Our group conducted the project in the first semester of 2024, from April to the end of
May.
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3.4. Sample size
This study will carried out Exploratory Factor Analysis and Multiple Regression Analysis test.
To determine the sample size, rely on the previous studies, it can be seen that the minimum sample size
for conducting EFA and multiple regression analysis follows the principles below:
For EFA, based on the research work of Hair, Anderson, Tatham, and Black published in 1998,
the minimum requirement for a sample size is calculated by the formula n = 5*m (in which m is the
number of observed variables). This research has a total of 19 observed variables, so the minimum
sample size will be n = 95. For multiple regression analysis, in accordance with the theory of
Tabachnick and Fidell presented in their 1996 work, the minimum sample size is measured by the
equation n = 50 + 8*m (where m is the number of independent variables). With 5 independent variables
in this research, the minimal sample size for multiple regression analysis is n = 90. Therefore, the
authors determined that the quantitative investigation would require a minimum sample size of 175
participants.
The research team chose the convenient sampling method as we proceeded data collected from
the online forms sent to UEH students as well as remove responses that do not fall within the target
group that the team wanted to survey, while also eliminating any outliers in the study. After filtering
the data, only 175 responses met the requirements.
This approach is commonly used in scientific fields by researchers, which involves gathering
data from relevant and reliable papers and conducting their own surveys. The authors of this study also
do the same to understand how "Buy now, pay later" options affect students' impulse buying habits.
They also crafted a questionnaire and targeted UEH students to gather their thoughts and insights into
this topic.
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3.7. Measurement Scales
CD1 “I feel that I can I feel that I can Tôi cảm thấy rằng tôi 1. Anh et al(2023)
customize the customize the có thể tùy chọn các
2. Jiaxin Zhang,
payment methods payment methods phương thức thanh
Yan Luximon and
according to my own according to my own toán theo mong muốn
Yao Song (2019)
preference”. preference. của mình.
CD2 I feel that I can I feel that I can Tôi nhận thấy rằng
customize the privacy customize the privacy tôi có thể đảm bảo sự
settings according to settings according to riêng tư theo mong
my own preference. my own preference. muốn mình.
CD3 I feel that I can I feel that I can Tôi cảm thấy rằng tôi
customize the customize the có thể cài đặt bảo mật
security settings security settings theo mong muốn
according to my own according to my own mình
preference preference
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3.7.2. “Perceived Security” scale
PS1 I perceive security I perceive security Tôi nhận thức được 1. Anh et al.
using my credit/debit using my BNPL sự bảo mật khi sử (2023)
card information information through dụng thông tin BNPL
2. Jiaxin Zhang,
through mobile mobile payment của mình thông qua
Yan Luximon and
payment platforms. platforms. nền tảng thanh toán
Yao Song (2019)
di động.
PS2 I would feel safe I would feel safe Tôi sẽ cảm thấy an
providing sensitive providing sensitive toàn khi cung cấp
information about information about thông tin nhạy cảm
myself over the myself over the về bản thân trên nền
mobile payment BNPL platforms. tảng BNPL.
platforms.
PS3 I perceive that mobile I perceive that BNPL Tôi hiểu rằng nền
payment platforms platforms are secure tảng BNPL là hệ
systems to conduct a thống an toàn để thực
are secure systems to
transaction. hiện giao dịch.
conduct a transaction.
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3.7.3. “Simple and convenient usage” scale
SC1 BNPL is very I feel that BNPL is Tôi cảm thấy BNPL Upendra
convenient and very convenient and rất tiện lợi và có sẵn Goonetilleke
available at available at your trong tầm tay. (2022)
fingertips. fingertips.
SC2 You need to enter I find that BNPL Tôi thấy rằng BNPL
personal details only needs to enter chỉ cần nhập thông
once. personal details only tin cá nhân một lần.
once.
SC3 Excellent customer I find that BNLP has Tôi thấy rằng BNPL
service of BNPL excellent customer có dịch vụ khách
which gives a service, which gives a hàng tuyệt vời mang
welcoming feeling. welcoming feeling. lại cảm giác thân
thiện.
SC4 Very clear and I find that BNPL has Tôi thấy BNPL có hệ
transparent system a very clear and thống rất rõ ràng,
with regular transparent system minh bạch với những
reminders and with regular lời nhắc nhở, tuyên
statements. reminders and bố thường xuyên.
statements.
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3.7.4. “Awareness of BNPL” scale
AD1 Easy to buy unwanted I find it hooked to Tôi cảm thấy cuốn Upendra
items with BNPL. buy unwanted items hút khi mua những Goonetilleke
with BNPL. món không cần thiết (2022)
khi sử dụng BNPL.
AD2 The tendency to buy I tend to buy things Tôi có xu hướng mua
things people cannot that I cannot afford những thứ mà tôi
afford due to BNPL. due to BNPL. không đủ khả năng
chi trả do BNPL.
AD4 Not consciously I do not need to save Tôi cảm thấy không
thinking about saving money because a cần tiết kiệm lại sau
money as a portion is portion is already khi chi một khoản
already paid. paid when purchasing tiền để mua sắm bắng
with BNPL. BNPL.
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3.7.5. “User friendliness of BNPL” scale
UF1 Convenient product I think the product Tôi thấy chính sách Upendra
return policies. return policies of trả sản phẩm của Goonetilleke
BNPL are BNPL rất thuận tiện. (2022)
convenient.
UF4 Transparent public I find that BNPL Tôi thấy rằng BNPL
platform of BNPL. offers a high level of cung cấp mức độ
transparency on their minh bạch cao trên
public platform. nền tảng công khai
của họ.
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3.7.6. “Impulsive Buying Tendency” scale
IBT1 Most of my purchases I do not plan in Tôi không lên kế Talaat Abo
are planned in advance what to hoạch trước những gì Elmaaty Ibrahim
advance. purchase. sẽ mua. Ahmed (2023)
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3.8. Data analysis method
Since we have the result from the Google Form, we recheck the data and upload it to the SPSS.25 for
further processing and data analysis. Specifically, as follow:
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● Bartlett's test has a Sig < 0.05 (with H0: variables are not correlated with each other in the
population, H1: variables are correlated with each other in the population).
● Eigenvalue ≥ 1 (Eigenvalue is a criterion for determining the number of factors in EFA. The
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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH RESULTS
4.1. Descriptive statistics of the survey sample
The author team carried out an online survey on the target audience and collected 233 answers. After
filtering the data, we removed 28 responses that state they did not know about BNPL before and 30
answers state that they have not used this paying method yet.
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At last, only 175 responses fulfilled the conditions input into SPSS software for data analysis. The
statistical results are summarized in tables with the following specific details:
- About gender: There were 98 male respondents corresponding to 56% and the rest were female
(77 female for 44%).
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- About school year: The proportion of respondents are freshman comprise the largest number in
the survey (55,4%), there were 26,9% and 17,7% of respondents are sophomore and junior
respectively.
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4.2. Descriptive statistics of the independent variables
Std.
Code Min Max Mean Variance
Deviation
Customization Design H1
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I find that BNLP has excellent SC3 1 5 3.42 1.116 1.245
customer services which gives
welcoming feelings.
I find that BNPL has very clear and SC4 1 5 3.59 1.115 1.242
transparent system with regular
reminders and statements.
Awareness of BNPL H4
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platform.
Impulsive Buying Tendency Y
After running SPSS with the data gathered from the sample surveyed, the statistical results
revealed that most of the mean of the independent variables is greater than 3.1/5, with a standard
deviation ranging from 1.07 to 1.28. The observed values range from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of
5. We observed that many opinions were agreed upon by the respondents, with the observed variables
related to BNPL awareness having the lowest average values (ranging from 3.05 to 3.34).
In the dependent variable measuring Impulsive Buying Tendency (IBT), the majority of the
responses received showed disagreement, with most of the mean value being lower than 3, ranging
from 2.58 to 2.95. Among these, IBT5 perception had the highest mean value at 3.31. We perceived
that most people think that BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) does not cause impulsive buying tendencies;
however, it turns out that BNPL causes them to shop more than they intended to. Given the uncertainty
surrounding the precise effects of BNPL factors on impulsive buying tendencies, we intend to employ
regression analysis to determine which factors are statistically significant and to better understand their
individual influences on user behaviors when utilizing BNPL services.
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4.3. Cronbach’s Alpha: Scale Reliability Test
The results of the Cronbach's Alpha analysis for the scales are summarized in the following tables:
CD1 - I feel that I can customize the payment methods .634 Suitable
according to my own preference. Variables
CD2 - I feel that I can customize the privacy settings according .693 Suitable
to my own preference. Variables
CD3 - I feel that I can customize the security settings according .610 Suitable
to my own preference. Variables
PS3 - I perceive that BNPL platforms are secure systems to .549 Suitable
conduct a transaction. Variables
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SC1 - I feel that BNPL is very convenient and available at .614 Suitable
fingertips. Variables
SC2 - I find that BNPL needs to enter personal details only .530 Suitable
once. Variables
SC3 - I find that BNLP has excellent customer services which .582 Suitable
gives welcoming feelings. Variables
SC4 - I find that BNPL has a very clear and transparent system .326 Not Suitable
with regular reminders and statements. Variables
Awareness of BNPL (AD)
Cronbach's Alpha = .724
AD1 - I find it hooked to buy unwanted items with BNPL. .557 Suitable
Variables
AD2 - I tend to buy things that I cannot afford due to BNPL. .609 Suitable
Variables
AD4 - I do not need to save money because a portion is already .545 Suitable
paid when purchasing with BNPL. Variables
Users’ Friendliness (UF)
UF1 - I think the product return policies of BNPL are .623 Suitable
convenient. Variables
UF2 - I think BNPL has flexible exchange policies. .598 Suitable
Variables
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UF3 - When using BNPL, I find that BNPL offers complete .672 Suitable
transparency about your future installments from the start. Variables
UF4 - I find that BNPL offers a high level of transparency on .493 Suitable
their public platform. Variables
Impulsive Buying Tendency
Cronbach's Alpha = .845
.695 Suitable
IBT1 - I do not plan in advance what to purchase.
Variables
.671 Suitable
IBT2 - I find it unnecessary to consider what to buy when
Variables
shopping with BNPL.
.654 Suitable
IBT3 - I tend to make impulsive purchases without considering
Variables
the consequences.
IBT4 - I find that BNPL offers a high level of transparency on .646 Suitable
their public platform. Variables
.591 Suitable
IBT5 - I ended up spending more money on my purchases than
Variables
I intended to.
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greater than 0.4, except for SC4. Therefore, all the observable variables, excluding SC4, are acceptable
and will be used in further factor analysis.
Cronbach’s Alpha results of the scale “Awareness of BNPL” are 0.720 > 0.6; the corrected item-Total
Correlation coefficients of the total variables of the observable variables of the scale are all greater than
0.4, except for AD3. Therefore, all the observable variables, excluding AD3, are acceptable and will be
used in further factor analysis.
Cronbach’s Alpha results of the scale “User Friendliness of BNPL are 0.724 > 0.6; the corrected item-
Total Correlation coefficients of the total variables of the observable variables of the scale are all
greater than 0.4. Therefore, all the observable variables are acceptable and will be used in further factor
analysis.
Cronbach’s Alpha results of the scale “Impulsive Buying Tendency” are 0.845 > 0.6; the corrected
item-Total Correlation coefficients of the total variables of the observable variables of the scale are all
greater than 0.4. Therefore, all the observable variables are acceptable and will be used in further factor
analysis.
After conducting the Cronbach’s Alpha test, the authors perceived that there were 2 observed variables
that have negligible total correlation (SC4 and AD3). Therefore, in the new independent variables, the
SC4 and AD3 are excluded. This will help running the Bivariate test be more accurate.
Sig. .000
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Component
1 2 3 4 5
CD1 - I feel that I can customize the .419 .429 .484
payment methods according to my own
preference.
CD2 - I feel that I can customize the .623
privacy settings according to my own
preference.
CD3 - I feel that I can customize the .645 .486
security settings according to my own
preference.
PS1 - I perceive security using my BNPL .685
information through mobile payment
platforms.
PS2 - I would feel safe providing .757
sensitive information about myself over
the BNPL platforms.
PS3 - I perceive that BNPL platforms are .514 .584
secure systems to conduct a transaction.
SC1 - I feel that BNPL is very .798
convenient and available at fingertips.
SC2 - I find that BNPL needs to enter .837
personal details only once.
SC3 - I find that BNLP has excellent .466
customer services which gives
welcoming feelings.
SC4 - I find that BNPL has very clear .457 .573
and transparent system with regular
reminders and statements.
AD1 - I find it hooked to buy unwanted .648
items with BNPL.
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AD2 - I tend to buy things that I cannot .727
afford due to BNPL.
AD3 - I am usually unconscious of the .743
appetizing nature of BNPL.
AD4 - I do not need to save money .821
because a portion is already paid when
purchasing with BNPL.
UF1 - I think the product return policies .754
of BNPL are convenient.
UF2 - I think BNPL has flexible .808
exchange policies.
UF3 - When using BNPL, I find that .601
BNPL offers complete transparency
about your future installments from the
start.
UF4 - I find that BNPL offers a high .588
level of transparency on their public
platform.
Using the Principal Component Analysis method with Varimax rotation when analyzing factors
for 18 observed variables. The results of the initial EFA show that the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO)
measure is 0.862 > 0.5; Bartlett's Test of Sphericity has a significance of 0.000 < 0.05; the total
variance explained is 66.098% > 50%; and all Eigenvalues are greater than 1. However, there are 8
observed variables that do not converge:
CD1 (I feel that I can customize the payment methods according to my own preference);
CD2 (I feel that I can customize the privacy settings according to my own preference);
CD3 (I feel that I can customize the security settings according to my own preference);
PS3 (I perceive that BNPL platforms are secure systems to conduct a transaction);
SC3 (I find that BNLP has excellent customer services which gives welcoming feelings);
SC4 (I find that BNPL has very clear and transparent system with regular reminders and statements);
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AD3 (I am usually unconscious of the appetizing nature of BNPL);
UF4 (I find that BNPL offers a high level of transparency on their public platform)
After removing the 8 observed variables above, the results of the second EFA show that the
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure is 0.808 > 0.5; Bartlett's Test of Sphericity has a significance of
0.000 < 0.05; the total variance explained is 74.599% > 50%; all Eigenvalues are greater than 1, and
the factor loading coefficients of the observed variables are all greater than 0.4. Ultimately, the 10
observed variables obtained after analysis meet the requirements for convergence and differentiation
are used for correlation and regression analysis. The results of the KMO test, Bartlett's test, and the
factor loading coefficients of the 10 observed variables are presented in the subsequent tables:
Sig. .000
1 2 3 4
PS1 - I perceive security using my BNPL information .813
through mobile payment platforms.
PS2 - I would feel safe providing sensitive information .842
about myself over the BNPL platforms.
SC1 - I feel that BNPL is very convenient and available .860
at fingertips.
SC2 - I find that BNPL needs to enter personal details .875
only once.
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AD1 - I find it hooked to buy unwanted items with .744
BNPL.
AD2 - I tend to buy things that I cannot afford due to .792
BNPL.
AD4 - I do not need to save money because a portion is .788
already paid when purchasing with BNPL.
UF1 - I think the product return policies of BNPL are .849
convenient.
UF2 - I think BNPL has flexible exchange policies. .863
UF3 - I find that BNPL offers a high level of .600
transparency on their public platform.
After making measurements on dependent variables, the independent ones should also be tested with
EFA, and the results as follows:
Sig. .000
The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy (KMO) is 0.811 > 0.5, indicating the
suitability of the dataset for factor analysis. Bartlett's test yields a result of 350.834 with a significance
of 0.000 < 0.05. This outcome suggests a correlation among the observed variables in the population,
affirming the appropriateness of the EFA factor analysis.
Component Matrixa
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Component
1
IBT1 - I do not plan in advance what to purchase. .822
When examination of the table results at a significance level of 1%, it was found that the significance
values (Sig) were all below 0.05. This indicates that the independent variables have a significant
correlation with the dependent variables.
Correlations
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tailed)
Where:
However, of the five independent variables above, Customization Design (CD) has no significant
statistical meanings, so the research team decided to perform linear regression for the four variables
left, including: Perceived Security (PS); Simple and Convenient Usage (SC); Awareness of BNPL
(AD), User friendliness (UF) and the independent variable Impulsive Buying Tendency (IBT).
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Model Summaryb
Adjusted R Std. Error of Durbin-
Model R R Square Square the Estimate Watson
1 .652a .425 .411 .77020 1.855
a. Predictors: (Constant), PS, SC, AD, UF
b. Dependent Variable: Impulsive Buying Tendency (IBT)
In terms of model adequacy, the adjusted R-squared coefficient is 41.1%, as shown in the table
above. This reveals that 41.1% of the fluctuations observed in the dependent variable are influenced by
the independent variables scrutinized in the regression analysis, while the remaining 58.9% can be
attributed to factors beyond those considered in the model, as well as random errors.
To test the relationships in the research model between the dependent and independent
variables, the authors formulate the hypothesis: H 0= β1=β 2=β 3= β 4=β 5=0
ANOVAa
Sum of Mean
Model Squares df Square F Sig.
1 Regression 74.424 4 18.606 31.365 .000b
Residual 100.846 170 .593
The F-test result from the ANOVA analysis, with a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), leads
to the rejection of the null hypothesis (H0). This indicates, with 95% confidence, that at least one
independent variable significantly affects the dependent variable. To determine which specific
independent variables have a statistically significant impact on the outcome, the authors utilize the t-
test. The t-test results presented in Table 28 reveal that three independent variables: Awareness of
BNPL (AD), User Friendliness (UF), and Perceived Security (PS) exhibit statistically significant
effects at the 5% significance level.
Coefficientsa
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Unstandardized Standardized Collinearity
Model Coefficients Coefficients t Sig. Statistics
Std.
B Error Beta Tolerance
1 (Constant) .239 .280 .852 .395
Regarding multicollinearity testing, following the guideline of VIF < 3 (Hair & colleagues, 2010), the
results from the Coefficientsa table all meet this criterion. Thus, there is no multicollinearity issue
observed in the model.
Collinearity
Model Statistics
VIF
1 (Constant)
Perceived Security 1.657
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Table 20: Collinearity Statistics VIF
From the above results, the Simple and Convenient Usage (SC) variable has little significant meaning
in statistics (0.012 < 0.100), so the author has re-run the linear regression model with only three
variables, they are: Perceived Security (PS); Awareness of BNPL (AD) and User friendliness (UF). The
authors have come up with the correlation between dependent variables and independent variables as in
the following formula:
𝐼𝐵𝑇 = .152∗𝑃𝑆 + .443∗𝐴𝐷 + .177∗𝑈𝐹
Where:
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- Normality testing for residuals:
It can be clearly seen in the histogram that the Mean is 2.91E-16 (approximately 0) and the
Standard Deviation is 0.988, which is close to 1. From an overall viewpoint, the residuals form a bell-
shaped distribution, which indicates that the distribution is roughly normal, suggesting that the
assumption of normally distributed residuals holds true.
Regarding the Normal P-P Plot, if the points align closely along a straight line, it suggests that
the residuals are normally distributed. It is noticeable that most of the residual points are concentrated
closely around the diagonal line. Consequently, it implies that the residuals exhibit an approximate
normal distribution, suggesting that the normal distribution of the residuals are not infringed.
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Fi
gure 9: Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Normal P-P Plot
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F
igure 10: Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Scatterplot
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Customization Design impacts the Impulsive Buying
H1 Unsupported
Tendency among UEH students
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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1. Conclusion
This study examines the factors influencing impulsive buying tendencies among UEH students
utilizing BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) services. The quantitative phase of the research involved
administering a questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale to measure one dependent variable and five
independent variables. Following data collection, the research team assessed reliability using
Cronbach's Alpha, conducted Exploratory Factor Analysis, and performed linear regression analysis
with SPSS 25, based on a valid sample size of 175 respondents. The results showed that, after
Cronbach's Alpha reliability test and EFA test, the factor 'Customization design' (CD) was not
statistically significant for the dependent variable. Specifically, all observed variables in this factor
were correlated with other observed variables, so the authors decided to remove this factor. After
further linear regression analysis, the factor 'Simple and convenient usage' (SC) was also not
statistically significant for the dependent variable. Specifically, this factor had a Sig. value of 0.869 > α
= 0.05, so the authors decided to remove this variable from the regression model and conclude that the
null hypothesis H0 for the SC variable was rejected. Therefore, hypothesis H3: Simple and convenient
usage positively impacts on the impulsive buying tendencies of UEH students was rejected, suggesting
that nowadays, the purchasing decisions of UEH students as consumers are not shaped by the
accessibility and user-friendliness of BNPL payment methods. The remaining factors: Perceived
Security, Users' Awareness, and User Friendliness, were all statistically significant and had an impact
on the impulsive buying tendencies of UEH students.
Our report concludes 3 factors that contribute to the phenomenon when consumers make
purchases without any prior planning or consideration are Perceived Security, Users’ Awareness and
User Friendliness. Based on the regression coefficients, the authors concluded that Users' Awareness
had the strongest impact on impulsive buying tendencies of UEH students, followed by User
Friendliness, and finally Perceived Security, which had the weakest impact.
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Question 2: How do impulsive buying tendencies impact UEH students’ lives?
Purchasing goods based on desire rather than consideration could lead to items not planned in
advance. Students tend to be more prone to indulgence, and impulsive buying can also lead them to
lose their sense of control and dissatisfaction with their current possessions. When students prioritize
impulsive purchases, they could neglect their financial situation and struggle to build good financial
habits like budgeting and saving for the future. This lack of preparation can leave them exposed during
unexpected events or unable to afford long-term goals like education or starting a family.
With this question, our group proposed some recommendations in the next part.
5.2. Recommendation
After conducting and receiving the research results, the authors want to provide some
recommendations:
- Most of the individuals who participated in the survey are students from UEH., so the
generalizability of the findings may be limited. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the survey to
students from other universities in HCM city, and to broaden the age spectrum of the
participants in the research. This approach will facilitate the expansion into further related
studies.
- Impulse purchases often lead customers to buy more than they originally intended or needed.
Hence, consumers should become more aware of their purchasing tendency and create healthier
financial habits to avoid the negative impacts of overconsumption.
- While the research showed that perceived security is considered to have a relatively significant
impact, it also suggests the bigger the assumed risk of using BNPL, the more likely consumers
are to avoid adopting the systems. Companies that offer BNPL services should build and
strengthen their BNPL security systems, as well as taking measures to protect consumers. to
foster customers’ greater trust and encourage usages of BNPL services.
- User-friendliness also significantly impacts customers’ impulsive buying tendency when using
BNPL services. As BNPL platforms often offer friendly policies to protect the benefits of
customers, along with transparent public platforms and a variety of promotional initiatives
designed to attract and retain customers. This design and experience of friendly BNPL services
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may cause users to be unaware of the actual cost of the purchase, which can lead customers to
underestimate the financial burdens of their impulsive purchases.
- Founded on the research findings, it showed that Users' Awareness of BNPL services have the
most significant negative impact on users’ impulsive purchasing tendency. This implies that as
users become more informed about BNPL, they are less engaging in unplanned purchases. To
raise customers’ awareness, the authors recommend that users should be more aware and learn
more about BNPL practices and policies, features of the various BNPL services available.
Simultaneously, BNPL companies should provide more policies that encourage students to
participate and use a range of BNPL options, providing them with the opportunity to objectively
evaluate, compare, and identify the most suitable option. By understanding these inner works,
customers can actively manage their budget deficits and set a realistic financial plan, result in
the decrease in impulsive buying tendencies and improvement of financial well-being.
- Subsequently, Future studies should investigate deeper into the long-term implications of the
observed impulsive buying tendencies among university students using BNPL services. By
understanding the potential financial consequences, such as debt accumulation, financial stress,
and the impact on credit scores, users can take proactive measures to better manage and
improve their financial well-being.
- Referring to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations, our
research aims to encourage consumers to be more mindful and responsible in their shopping and
consumption behaviors (SDG 12). By considering their actions carefully, we hope that even
small changes will contribute to stable economic growth (SDG 8) and ensure adequate income
and living conditions for everyone (SDG 1). Our team encourages the following topics to
expand the connection to other sustainable development goals, creating a comprehensive
approach in the research.
Conscious of the time constraint and resources for research, our group has made every effort to
complete the topic seriously and overcome weaknesses in research ability. However, like any other
research, our studies still have some limitations. Therefore, we would like to propose some potential
research directions for future research.
Firstly, the survey sample mainly consists of friends, friends of friends, and relatives, leading to
a concentration of responses from first-year students. Additionally, the survey only focuses on UEH
university students without extending to other age groups. This limits our ability to identify the impact
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of BNPL on different age groups. The authors suggest conducting the survey using a larger sample size
to achieve results that are more comprehensive and accurately reflect the effects.
Secondly, the scope of this study only focuses on UEH university in Ho Chi Minh City, which
affects the generalizability and comprehensiveness of the research model. Therefore, it is recommended
to conduct surveys on a larger scale at multiple universities in different provinces and cities, especially
in economically developed areas like Hanoi, Da Nang, etc.
Thirdly, the current study only explores familiar factors such as Customization design,
Perceived Security, Simple and convenient usage, Awareness of BNPL, and User friendliness of
BNPL. One noticeable point is that, when running EFA, from 18 observed variables, we eliminated 8
variables, of which 1 was the cause variable, leaving only 10 variables. This is the significant limitation
of the author group. Our group proposes the following research studies should be further explored to
discover observed variables that current research has not addressed, while also considering and
adjusting the scale to achieve better value.
Finally, the study also did not analyze the differences in overspending tendencies using the buy
now, pay later feature by different providers. In this study, the sample only focused on the
characteristics of the feature without categorizing it into which application it belongs to (Momo,
ZaloPay, Shopee Paylater, etc.). It is highly likely that the intention to use each application frequently
will differ. Future research should evaluate which BNPL app has the most impact on consumer
overspending tendencies.
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APPENDIX
Appendix 1: Research Questionnaire
“Chào bạn, chúng mình là sinh viên khóa 49 của Đại học Kinh tế TP. HCM (UEH), thuộc chuyên
ngành Kiểm Toán. Hiện tại, nhóm chúng mình đang thực hiện nghiên cứu khảo sát về tính năng "Buy
now - Pay later" của sinh viên UEH để phục vụ cho bài dự án nghiên cứu khoa học
Chúng mình mong nhận được sự ủng hộ và một chút thời gian đóng góp của các bạn để hoàn thành
việc khảo sát này!! Chúng mình cam kết 100% thông tin thu thập được sẽ chỉ được sử dụng cho mục
đích nghiên cứu mang tính giáo dục, học thuật và sẽ được bảo mật trong suốt quá trình nghiên cứu.
o Nam
o Nữ
o Năm 1
o Năm 2
o Năm 3
o Đã tốt nghiệp
Bạn có biết đến chức năng "Buy Now Pay Later" không?
o Có
o Không
Nếu có, bạn đã bao giờ sử dụng chức năng BNPL để thanh toán/mua hàng chưa?
o Có
o Không
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Phần 2: Khảo sát về các yếu tố liên quan đến mua hàng ngẫu hứng khi sử dụng dịch vụ “Buy
Now Pay Later”
Với các phát biểu dưới đây, các bạn vui lòng bày tỏ quan điểm theo thang đo từ 1-5 (từ “Rất không
đồng ý” đến “Rất đồng ý”)
Tuỳ chỉnh giao diện
1 2 3 4 5
Mức độ an ninh
1 2 3 4 5
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là hệ thống an toàn để thực
hiện giao dịch.
1 2 3 4 5
một lần
thường xuyên
1 2 3 4 5
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chi trả do BNPL
1 2 3 4 5
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Phần 3: Khảo sát về xu hướng mua hàng mất kiểm soát - hậu quả của việc mua hàng ngẫu hứng
khi sử dụng dịch vụ “Bay Now Pay Later”
Với các phát biểu dưới đây, các bạn vui lòng bày tỏ quan điểm theo thang đo từ 1-5 (“Rất không đồng
ý” đến “Rất đồng ý”)
1 2 3 4 5
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Appendix 2: Descriptive Statistical Results
“Bạn có biết đến chức năng "Buy Now Pay Later" không?”
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Có 205 88.0 88.0 88.0
Không 28 12.0 12.0 100.0
“Nếu có, bạn đã bao giờ sử dụng chức năng BNPL để thanh toán/mua hàng
chưa?”
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Có 175 85.4 85.4 85.4
Không 30 14.6 14.6 100.0
Giới tính
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Nam 98 56.0 56.0 56.0
Nữ 77 44.0 44.0 100.0
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Frequency of student level in university:
Descriptive Statistics
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TTDĐ.
66
trả do BNPL
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BNPL.
N %
Cases Valid 175 100.0
Excludeda 0 .0
Reliability Statistics
68
.799 3
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
CD1 - Tôi cảm thấy rằng 6.99 4.345 .634 .736
tôi có thể tùy chọn các
PTTT theo mong muốn.
CD2 - Tôi nhận thấy 7.35 3.792 .693 .672
rằng tôi có thể đảm bảo
sự riêng tư theo mong
muốn.
CD 3 - Tôi cảm thấy 7.09 4.578 .610 .761
rằng tôi có thể cài đặt
bảo mật theo mong
muốn.
Reliability Statistics
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.756 3
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
PS1 - Tôi nhận thức 6.57 3.775 .572 .688
được sự bảo mật khi sử
dụng TT BNPL của
mình thông qua nền tảng
TTDĐ.
PS2 - Tôi sẽ cảm thấy an 6.94 3.353 .637 .611
toàn khi cung cấp TT
nhạy cảm về bản thân
trên nền tảng BNPL.
PS3 - Tôi hiểu rằng nền 6.57 3.902 .549 .713
tảng BNPL là hệ thống
an toàn để thực hiện GD.
N %
Cases Valid 175 100.0
Excludeda 0 .0
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Reliability Statistics
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
SC1 - Tôi cảm thấy 10.62 6.489 .614 .594
BNPL rất tiện lợi và có
sẵn trong tầm tay
SC2 - Tôi thấy rằng 10.73 6.703 .530 .646
BNPL chỉ cần nhập TT
cá nhân một lần
SC3 - Tôi thấy rằng 10.93 6.793 .582 .615
BNPL có DVKH tuyệt
vời mang lại cảm giác
thân thiện
SC4 - Tôi thấy BNPL có 10.75 8.109 .326 .759
hệ thống rất rõ ràng,
minh bạch với những lời
nhắc nhở, tuyên bố
thường xuyên
Reliability Statistics
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Cronbach's
Alpha N of Items
.724 4
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
AD1 - Tôi cảm thấy 9.46 8.158 .557 .637
cuốn hút khi mua những
món không cần thiết khi
sử dụng BNPL
AD2 - Tôi có xu hướng 9.54 7.629 .609 .602
mua những thứ mà tôi
không đủ khả năng chi
trả do BNPL
AD3 - Tôi thường không 9.25 9.373 .350 .752
quan tâm đến sự thúc
đẩy tiêu dùng của tính
năng BNPL
AD4 - Tôi cảm thấy 9.53 7.917 .545 .642
không cần tiết kiệm lại
sau khi chi một khoản
tiền để mua sắm bắng
BNPL
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Independent variable 5: “User Friendliness”
N %
Cases Valid 175 100.0
Excludeda 0 .0
Reliability Statistics
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
UF1 - Tôi thấy chính 10.78 7.163 .623 .721
sách trả sản phẩm của
BNPL rất thuận tiện.
UF2 - Tôi nghĩ BNPL có 10.83 7.315 .598 .734
CS đổi sản phẩm linh
hoạt.
UF3 - Khi sử dụng 10.76 6.781 .672 .695
BNPL, tôi thấy rằng
BNPL cung cấp sự minh
bạch hoàn toàn về các
khoản trả góp trong
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tương lai ngay từ đầu.
UF4 - Tôi thấy rằng 10.68 7.759 .493 .786
BNPL cung cấp mức độ
minh bạch cao trên nền
tảng công khai của họ.
Reliability Statistics
Item-Total Statistics
Scale Corrected Cronbach's
Scale Mean if Variance if Item-Total Alpha if Item
Item Deleted Item Deleted Correlation Deleted
IBT1 - Tôi không lên kế 11.70 16.003 .695 .801
hoạch trước những gì sẽ
mua.
IBT2 - Tôi thấy không 12.07 16.650 .671 .808
cần thiết phải cân nhắc
nên mua gì khi dùng
BNPL.
IBT3 - Tôi thường mua 11.70 17.072 .654 .813
hàng dựa trên sở thích
hơn là độ hữu dụng
IBT4 - Tôi có xu hướng 11.79 16.705 .646 .814
mua sắm bốc đồng mà
không nghĩ đến hậu quả
IBT5 - Tôi đã chi nhiều 11.34 17.282 .591 .829
tiền hơn cho việc mua
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sắm so với dự định.
Bartlett's Test of
Approx. Chi-Square 1431.749
Sphericity
df 153
Sig. .000
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13 .392 2.179 92.893
14 .325 1.806 94.699
15 .266 1.478 96.178
16 .257 1.430 97.607
17 .243 1.349 98.957
18 .188 1.043 100.000
Component
1 2 3 4 5
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PS3 - Tôi hiểu rằng nền .514 .584
tảng BNPL là hệ thống
an toàn để thực hiện GD.
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AD4 - Tôi cảm thấy .821
không cần tiết kiệm lại
sau khi mua sắm bằng
BNPL
Exploratory Factor Analysis after excluding variables (second linear regression test)
Adequacy.
Sphericity
df 45
Sig. .000
78
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Total Variance Explained
Component
1 2 3 4
80
SC1 - Tôi cảm thấy BNPL rất .860
tiện lợi và có sẵn trong tầm tay
Correlations
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Xu hướng An Thân Tiện Nhận
(biến kq) ninh thiện dụng 2 thức 2
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Model Summaryb
ANOVAa
Sum of Mean
Model Squares df Square F Sig.
1 Regression 74.424 4 18.606 31.365 .000b
Residual 100.846 170 .593
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Tiện dụng .013 .079 .012 .165 .869 .610 1.640
2
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Normalized Residual Frequency Chart Scatterplot
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