Early Marriage in South Sulawesi: Religiosity, Culture and the Mediating Role of Islamic Law Awareness

Abstract

Early marriage is a crucial issue or problem faced by Indonesia, especially South Sulawesi Province at this time. Cases of early marriage in South Sulawesi Province have increased every year so that it has an impact on divorce cases. This study aims to analyze (1) the effect of religiosity on early marriage; (2) the influence of religiosity on awareness of Islamic law (3) moderation of awareness of Islamic law on religiosity and early marriage; (4) the influence of awareness of Islamic law on early marriage; (5) the influence of culture on early marriage; (6) the influence of culture on Islamic legal awareness (7) the mediating effect of legal awareness on culture and early marriage.This study uses a type of quantitative research. The population in this study are parents who have teenagers aged 10-18 years. Sampling using purposive sampling with certain criteria. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. While the data analysis of this study uses SEM PLS. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant cultural influence on the occurrence of early marriage, there is a significant relationship between religiosity and awareness of Islamic law. Religiosity and awareness of Islamic law are not significant to early marriage. Meanwhile, there is no role of mediating awareness of Islamic law on religiosity and culture on the occurrence of early marriage. This research has two contributions, namely empirical and policy aspects. The results of this study are additional literature related to empirical evidence of early marriage. In addition, the results of this study help the government and families for sustainable development in overcoming the problem of early marriage in South Sulawesi.