Electricity conservation intention among university students in northern Ghana
An assessment of the drivers for some electrical appliances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22355677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Adjei Kwakwa (0000-0002-6516-217X, University of Energy and Natural Resources, corresponding author), Hamdiyah Alhassan (0000-0002-5524-9482, University for Development Studies), Solomon Aboagye (0000-0001-6801-6234, Lancaster University Ghana), Maxwell Anamdare Asale (0000-0003-1717-8158, University for Development Studies) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 100171 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cleaner and Responsible Consumption (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2666-7843 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100171 |
| OpenAlex | W4390806000 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 88 |
University students are among those associated with high energy consumption but with low conservational practices. Such behavior has serious implications on energy sustainability and emission of greenhouse gases. For developing countries, low electricity conservation increases the burden on utility companies and the government as a whole. Efforts to promote electricity conservation have led to an increased number of studies. However, such research have not given much consideration to the role of emotions as well as religion. Evidence from Ghana is also limited. This study examines the factors of electricity conservation behavior among University students in Ghana. With the lens of the theory of planned behavior, electricity conservation behavior associated with the usage of laptops, refrigerators, light and electric fans was assessed. Emotions and religion were included in the modelled to assess their effect. Data was collected through the administration of a questionnaire to 204 university students. The findings from ordered probit regression indicate that social norms, perceived behaviourial control, attitude, emotions and religion influence the extent that students conserve electricity. However, their effects were found to be appliance-specific. The results suggest that continuous teaching of the need for conservation at religious centers or among religious groups could generate some guaranteed levels of electricity conservation among students and even among the larger population. Individuals that assume considerable importance in society should act as conservation leaders to promote such behavior among the general public
Business · Economics · Electricity · Energy conservation · Environmental economics · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Ordered probit · Population · Probit model · Public economics · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sustainability · Theory of planned behavior · Demography · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Sustainability in Business · Psychology · Ecology · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |