Table 2.
Description and representation of the variables.
| Variable Name | Unit | Description and representation of the variables |
|---|---|---|
| Dependent Variables | ||
| Energy Saving Behaviors | Impact factor | Energy saving behaviour is controlled by energy saving intentions to reduce energy consumption. In this study, the main categories are habitual energy saving behaviors, constrained energy saving behaviors and interpersonal energy saving behaviors. Path analyses were conducted using a Likert scale with structural equation modelling for this latent variable. Same for the following unit-consistent variablestors for each pathway was made. |
| Mediating variables | ||
| Intention of Energy Saving | Impact factor | Intention of Energy Saving to save energy refers to people's drive to save energy that is transformed by the influence of external factors. |
| Independent Variables | ||
| Gender | Binary | Gender of university students interviewed.(Male or Female) |
| Grade | Multiple-choice | Grade level of university students interviewed.(Freshman Sophomore、Junior、Senior or Postgraduate) |
| Discipline | Multiple-choice | Disciplines studied by university students interviewed.(Art、Economy、Education、Engineering、History、Law、Literature、Management or Medical Science) |
| Comfort Preference | Impact factor | Comfort preference is the internal psychological pursuit of people to satisfy their comfort needs through energy consumption behavior. |
| Value of Energy Saving | Impact factor | The energy-saving values that people respond to when they form energy-saving behavioural intentions and engage in corresponding energy-saving behaviours |
| Subjective Norms | Impact factor | Subjective norms reflect the social pressures that individuals feel when deciding whether or not to engage in a particular behaviour. In this study, the social pressure on students to save energy mainly comes from social morality, the energy-saving system of the university, and the atmosphere created by the people around them in their lives and studies. |
| Knowledge of Energy Saving | Impact factor | Knowledge of energy saving, as reflected in this study, is the value of energy efficiency that is reflected in the process of driving the formation of energy efficiency behaviours after people have formed an intention to do so, and the perceived advantages that come from the implementation of energy efficiency behaviours |
| Perceived Self-efficacy | Impact factor | Perceived self-efficacy in this study refers to college students' perceptions and implementation of daily energy-saving behaviours and their influence on the energy-saving behaviours of others |