Title
Hispanics’ Behavioral Intentions Toward Energy Conservation: The Role of Sociodemographic, Informational, and Attitudinal Variables
Date Issued
01 March 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Duan R.
Van Witsen A.
Michigan State University
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract
Objectives: This study is aimed at examining energy-related behavioral intention among Hispanics in the United States. It examines the role of nationality and geographic location, as well as informational and attitudinal factors. Method: The study used survey data from the University of Texas at Austin Energy Poll. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and regressions analysis. Results: Results show that Hispanics overall in the West had higher levels of intention to save energy than those in any other region, while there is no clear pattern indicating that intentions to save energy were linked to Hispanics' ethnic groups. Besides information dissemination and various measures of environmental concern, belief and interest were strongly related to energy-related behavioral intentions. Conclusions: Findings contribute to the understanding of Hispanics’ energy behaviors, concluding that environmentalism and information dissemination are important predictors of behavioral intention within the Hispanic population.
Start page
341
End page
361
Volume
99
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Temas sociales SociologĂ­a Ciencias del medio ambiente
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85014533064
Source
Social Science Quarterly
ISSN of the container
00384941
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