An empirical examination of energy consumption, behavioral intention, and situational factors: evidence from Beijing
An empirical examination of energy consumption, behavioral intention, and situational factors: evidence from Beijing
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能源消耗、行为意图和情境因素的实证检验：来自北京的证据
DOI：
10.1007/s10479-016-2202-8
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Mengqi Liu
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作者：
Guo Li;Wenling Liu;Zhaohua Wang;Mengqi Liu
随着能源消耗和二氧化碳排放量的增加，在居民中推广节能生活方式已成为一种迫切的环境和社会需求。研究影响家庭日常节能行为的因素，有助于政府制定节能降耗政策，促进人类经济社会的可持续发展。本研究通过问卷调查的方式，调查了北京市居民能源相关情境因素、个人/家庭能源消费行为规范、节能行为意向的特征。我们运用因子分析和结构方程模型检验了上述各方面之间的关系。结果表明，在被评估的三个方面中，情景因素对居民节能行为的影响最为显著和有效。节能行为规范在情景因素与行为意向之间起部分中介作用。根据研究结果，我们提出了实践政策建议。特别是，要加强情景因素的积极影响，强调相关政策措施，建立有利于加快形成或转变节能行为的情景背景。
With the increase in energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, promoting an energy-saving lifestyle among residents has become an urgent environmental and social need. Studying factors that influence household daily energy-saving behaviors may help the government draft policies for reducing the energy consumption and promoting the sustainable development of the human economic society. In this study, we investigate the features of energy-related situational factors, individual/household energy consumption behavioral norms, and energy-saving behavioral intentions by performing a questionnaire survey in Beijing. We examine the relationships among the mentioned aspects by applying factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Results show that among the three aspects assessed, situational factors most significantly and effectively influence the residents to assume energy-saving behaviors. Energy-saving behavioral norms partly mediate the relationship between situational factors and behavioral intention. We propose practice policy implications on the basis of the results. In particular, the positive influences of situational factors should be strengthened, and relevant policy measures should be emphasized to establish a situational background beneficial for accelerating the formation or transformation of energy-saving behaviors.