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Relating Attitudes to Residential Energy Use

Lawrence J. Becker

Environmental Psychology Program, City University of New York

Clive Seligman

University of Western Ontario in London, Canada

Russell H. Fazio

Indiana University

John Mcconnon Darley

Princeton University

The present research examined the relationship between homeowners' attitudes and their winter gas consumption. During the winter, 207 couples filled out questionnaires about their energy-related attitudes. The results confirmed prior results: thermal comfort was the most important determinant of household energy use. In addition, an analysis of the results of a 55-couple subsample who had filled out attitude questionnaires in both the winter and the summer showed that there was some consistency in the attitudinal factors over seasons, and that there was a significant positive correlation between summer and winter energy consumption.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 13, No. 5, 590-609 (1981)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916581135004
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