Promoting Internalized Motivation for Environmentally Responsible Behavior: A Prospective Study of Environmental Goals

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Osbaldiston, R., & Sheldon, K. (2003). Promoting internalized motivation for environmentally responsible behavior: A prospective study of environmental goals. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(4), 349-357.
We used a prospective design and structural equation modeling procedures to examine the processes by which people internalize the doing of new environmental behaviors. As predicte…

Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: A life cycle assessment of a self-report measure

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Kaiser, F., Doka, G., Hofstetter, P., & Ranney, M. (2003). Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: A life cycle assessment of a self-report measure. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(1), 11-20.
The environmental impact of individuals, namely, how much they pollute and what resources they consume, is of paramount importance. However, even environmental psychologists rarel…

Innovating 'Diffusion of Innovation' theory: Innovation Characteristics the Intention of Utility Companies to Adopt Energy Conservation Interventions

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Völlink, T., Meertens, R., & Midden, C. (2002). Innovating 'diffusion of innovation' theory: Innovation characteristics the intention of utility companies to adopt energy conservation interventions. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 22(4), 333-344. doi:10.1006/jevp.2001.0237.
Assessed the capacity of the innovation attributes proposed in Rogers' diffusion theory (1995) to predict the intention to adopt energy conservation interventions. It also provide…

Greenhouse Reduction Program

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Lisa Coffa Melbourne May 4, 2010 18:26 pm
I work for a Council in Melbourne, Australia who are endeavouring to work with local residents showing an interest in reducing their households greenhouse emissions by making sma…

Residential Energy Conservation Campaigns

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Eric Mallia Waterloo May 3, 2010 18:31 pm
Greetings everyone, I am an Environment and Resource Studies graduate student at the University of Waterloo and I would like to put together some research regarding social marke…

Descriptive Social Norms as Underappreciated Sources of Social Control

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Cialdini, R. (2007). Descriptive social norms as underappreciated sources of social control. Psychometrika, 72(2), 263-268.
Böckenholt and van der Heijden's results regarding compliance with insurance regulations--that the enforcement activities of a regulatory agency were relatively unpredictive of co…

Barriers & Motivations: Carrying Out Home Energy Audits & Retrofits

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Jan Aceti Concord Apr 26, 2010 17:54 pm
Hello, Has anyone carried out a literature review in order to identify the barriers and benefits that influence whether people: 1. have a home energy audit done, and/or 2. fo…

Overcoming Cost as a Barrier

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Kevin Emerson Salt Lake City Apr 22, 2010 2:07 am
Does anyone have a good case study on how a CBSM approach was used to overcome cost as a barrier to behavioral change? Specifically, I am thinking about a $5,000 - $15,000 range …

CBSM Residential EE Programs

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Unknown Mar 22, 2010 1:07 am
Hi all, We are in the final stages of a CBSM program for residential energy efficiency in Townsville, Australia, and would love to get in touch with program designers and admini…

US Residential Energy Consumption Data

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Susan Dorward Martinsville Mar 16, 2010 16:08 pm
I use Google PowerMeter, which used to have an energy usage comparison feature (I've heard) but it's been removed. Are there other online tools that gather and track residential …

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