Understanding how psychological processes drive human energy choices is an urgent,
and yet relatively under-investigated, need for contemporary society. A knowledge gap
still persists on the links between psychological factors identified in earlier studies
and people’s behaviors in the energy domain. This research applies a meta-analytical
procedure to assess the strength of the associations between five different classes
of individual variables (i.e.,: attitudes, intentions, values, awareness, and emotions)
and energy-saving behavioral intentions and behaviors (self-reported and actual).
Based on a systematic review of studies published between 2007 and 2017, we
estimate the average effect size of predictor-criterion relations, and we assess relevant
moderators and publication bias, drawing on data obtained from 102 independent
samples reported in 67 published studies (N = 59.948). Results from a series of
five single meta-analyses reveal a pattern of significant positive associations between
the selected psychological determinants and energy-saving indicators: associations
between individual-level predictors and energy-saving outcomes are positive and
moderate in size, ranging from large effects for emotions to small-moderate effects
for pro-environmental values. Interestingly, moderation analysis reveals, among other
things, that attitude-behavior links are not statistically significant when actual behavior
is considered as an outcome. Implications for policy interventions are discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84449 |
| Date | 31 March 2023 |
| Creators | Carrus, Giuseppe, Tiberio, Lorenza, Mastandrea, Stefano, Chokrai, Parissa, Fritsche, Immo, Klöckner, Christian A., Masson, Torsten, Vesely, Stepan, Panno, Angelo |
| Publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 1664-1078, 648221 |
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