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Vol.14, No.4, November 2025. ISSN: 2217-8309 eISSN: 2217-8333
TEM Journal
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science |
Integrating Technology and Belief: Factors Influencing Halal App Usage Among Students
Jaka Nugraha, Arasy Fahrullah, Shelly Andari, Vindi Kusuma Wardani, Shiva Ilkhani Zadeh, Mariusz Lewandowski, Yue Vaughan, Jiunn-Woei Lian
© 2025 Jaka Nugraha, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 3611-3626, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM144-66, November 2025.
Received: 08 January 2025.
Abstract:
Halal tourism represents an emerging sector in global tourism that adheres to Islamic principles in serving Muslim travelers. This aims to investigate the factors that influence students' interest in halal applications, by employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework alongside additional constructs, including convenience, functionality, trust, and religiosity. The study adopts a survey methodology involving 582 student participants. The Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) technique within the framework of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used for data analysis in this study. The research results show that Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Perceived Convenience (PCON), and Functionality (FUNC) significantly positively influence Perceived Usefulness (PU). Perceived Usefulness (PU), Trust (TRST), and Functionality (FUNC) also play an essential role in influencing students' interest in using halal applications. Religiosity (RELG) and Perceived Convenience (PCON) do not significantly influence Intention to use halal application (INTE), but Perceived Usefulness (PU) was able to moderate the connection between Functionality (FUNC) and students' interest. This indicates that practical and functional factors are more dominant than religious factors in user decisions. This study contributes by extending the TAM model to the context of halal applications in the education sector, a topic that is still underexplored. This study provides practical insights for stakeholders and developers seeking to promote wider use of halal applications among students and society at large.
Keywords – Halal application, convenience, functionality, trust, religiosity. |
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