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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113423
	Applying multilevel structural equation modeling to energy-saving behavior: The interaction of individual- and city-level factors
	Long, Ruyin; Wang, Jiaqi; Chen, Hong; Li, Qianwen; Wu, Meifen; Tan-Soo, Jie-Sheng
发表日期	2023
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	174 页码:13
英文摘要	Most studies that explain differences in energy-saving behavior focus on individual psychological influences. Yet, energy-saving behavior is likely to be nested within individual and regional contexts and shaped by multi-level interactions. Therefore, this study constructs a multilevel analysis framework of energy-saving behavior. We use multilevel structural equation modeling to examine the interaction between individual psychological factors and city contextual factors related to energy-saving behavior based on city-level statistics and surveys of residents in representative Chinese cities. The results show the following: (1) Usage-reduction behavior is mainly influenced by individual psychological factors, while energy-efficiency promotion behavior is influenced by both individual psychological and city contextual factors. Specifically, city-level factors explain 9.9% of the variance of energy-efficiency promotion behavior. (2) At the city level, environmental pollution, economic development, and public transportation penetration can positively predict energy-efficiency promotion behavior. (3) The cross-level interaction results indicate that economic development inhibits the influence of environmental pollution per-ceptions on environmental attitudes. These findings point to the need to consider regional contextual forces when studying environmental behavior, and they provide a scientific basis for developing targeted policies for cities at different economic development levels.
英文关键词	Energy-saving behavior; Multilevel structural equation modeling; Individual-level; City-level; Cross-level interaction
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000923652000001
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272191
作者单位	Jiangnan University; Jiangnan University; China University of Mining & Technology; National University of Singapore
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Long, Ruyin,Wang, Jiaqi,Chen, Hong,et al. Applying multilevel structural equation modeling to energy-saving behavior: The interaction of individual- and city-level factors[J],2023,174:13.
APA	Long, Ruyin,Wang, Jiaqi,Chen, Hong,Li, Qianwen,Wu, Meifen,&Tan-Soo, Jie-Sheng.(2023).Applying multilevel structural equation modeling to energy-saving behavior: The interaction of individual- and city-level factors.ENERGY POLICY,174,13.
MLA	Long, Ruyin,et al."Applying multilevel structural equation modeling to energy-saving behavior: The interaction of individual- and city-level factors".ENERGY POLICY 174(2023):13.