Behavioral Economics and Energy Consumption: Behavioral Data Analysis the Role of Attitudes and Beliefs on Household Electricity Consumption in Iran

Table 2.

Attitudes of people towards electricity saving

Factors

1 Saving energy is very painful.
2 Energy conservation means: I have to live in less prosperity.
3 If I reduce my energy consumption, my quality of life will decrease.
4 Energy conservation is not very enjoyable
5 Energy conservation reduces my freedom. (This means that if I take actions to reduce my energy consumption to conserve energy, I will not have the previous freedom.)

Factor Analysis Result

Cronbach’s alpha Std. Dev Mean
0.71 0.78 3.54