Household energy conservation from elementary science teacher candidates’ perspective.
By Sahin, Elvan
College Student Journal, Vol 50(2), 2016, 302-313.
This study was conducted to understand the complex nature of gender differentiation in household energy consumption, and uncover the factors characterizing Turkish female university students’ contribution on household energy conservation. Specifically, the study hypothesized that energy-related attributes would significantly differentiate female and male students, and tested the effectiveness of Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) theory in explaining female’s household energy conservation behaviors. Participants were 986 elementary science teacher candidates (74% female) from public universities in Turkey. The data were collected by administration of a survey designed to assess constructs regarding household energy conservation in the framework of VBN theory. The results supported the claim that females differ significantly from males in household energy conservation behaviors. Females were more likely act as role models for pupils in terms of household energy conservation. The results also provided some clues relating to the determinants of engagement in energy conservation for female university students. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)