Effect of Expected Return, Self Efficacy, and Perceived Risk on Investment Intention: An Empirical Study on Accounting Master Degree in Udayana University, Bali

Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of expected return, self-efficacy, and perceived risk on investment intention. Methodology: The data used in this study are primary data and using slovin formulas to involve 121 respondents with a master degree in accounting Udayana University because they had learned to extend accounting theory, financial statement analysis and capital market. Data analysis used multiple linear regression using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Findings: The results show that expected return increases one's interest in investing in the capital market, self-efficacy also increases one's interest in investing in the capital market, while perceived risk reduces one's interest in investing in the capital market. Practical Implication: This article offers advantage that the expected return and owned self-efficacy when investing in the capital market are the reasons someone wants to invest. Meanwhile, the perceived risk hinders one's intention to invest in stocks in the capital market. Significance of the study: This study has a contribution to investment behaviour accounting research, which has a relationship with a person's intention to invest in the capital market, particularly expected return, self-efficacy, and perceived risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]