Keywords
electric energy saving
positive psychology
hedonia
eudaimonia
structural modeling
positive psychology
hedonia
eudaimonia
structural modeling
How to Cite
Manríquez-Betanzos, J. C. ., Corral Verdugo, V. ., Tapia-Fonllem , C. O. ., & Fraijo-Sing , B. S. . (2017). Hedonia, eudaimonia and electric energy saving behavior: a structural model . Psicumex, 7(2), 56–73. https://doi.org/10.36793/psicumex.v7i2.293
Abstract
This study tested a structural model evaluating the effect of hedonia and eudaimonia orientations and the participants age on a second-order factor called Electric Energy Saving Behavior, composed of two categories of actions: monitoring of and reduced electricity consumption. Were analyzed the responses of an intentional sample of 460 participants, inhabitants with housing at different neighbourhoods of Hermosillo, Sonora (113 men and 127 women), and Mexico City (108 men and 112 women), accounting for a total of 221 men and 239 women, with ages between 15 and 66 years (M = 34.5 years, SD = 13.40 years). The model displayed goodness of fit and explained 30% of the variance of Electric Energy Saving Behavior. Among the main results, it was found that age of participants and Eudaimonia had direct effects on the second order factor of electrical energy saving, whereas Hedonia did not directly impact this behavior.
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Peterson, C., Park, N., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction: The full life versus the empty life. Journal of Happiness Studies, 6(1), 25- 41.
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Stragier, J., Hauttekeete, L., De Marez, L., & Brondeel, R. (2012). Measuring Energy- Efficient Behavior in Households: The Development of a Standardized Scale. Ecopsychology, 4(1), 64-71.
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Vassileva, I., Wallin, F., & Dahlquist, E. (2012). Analytical comparison between electricity consumption and behavioral characteristics of Swedish households in rented apartments. Applied Energy, 90, 182-188.
Veenhoven, R. (2005). Lo que sabemos de la felicidad. En L. Garduño, B. Salinas & M. Rojas (Coords.), Calidad de vida y bienestar subjetivo en México (pp. 17-56). Ciudad de México: Plaza y Valdés Editores.
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Bechtel, R., & Corral-Verdugo, V. (2010). Happiness and Sustainable Behavior. En V. Corral-Verdugo, C. García-Cadena & M. Frías-Armenta (Eds.), Psychological Approaches to Sustainability. Current Trends in Theory, Research and Applications (pp. 433-450). Nueva York: Nova Science Publishers.
Becker, L. J., Seligman, C., Fazio, R. H., & Darley, J. M. (1981). Relating attitudes to residential energy use. Environment and Behavior, 13(5), 590-609.
Berenguer, J., & Corraliza, J. A. (2000). Preocupación ambiental y comportamientos ecológicos. Psicothema, 12(3), 325-329.
Bertoldi, P., Ricci, A., & De Almeida, A. (2000). Energy efficiency in household appliances and lighting. Berlín, Alemania: Springer- Verlag.
Brown, K. W., & Kasser, T. (2005). Are psychological and ecological well- being compatible? The role of values, mindfulness, and lifestyle. Social Indicators Research, 74(2), 349-368.
Clayton, S., & Myers, G. (2009). Conservation psychology. Understanding and promoting human care for nature. Oxford: Wiley- Blackwell.
Corral-Verdugo, V. (2012). Sustentabilidad y psicología positiva: Una visión optimista de las conductas proambientales y prosociales. Ciudad de México: Manual Moderno.
Corral-Verdugo, V., Mireles-Acosta, J. F., Tapia-Fonllem, C., & Fraijo-Sing, B. (2011). Happiness as correlate of sustainable behavior: A study of pro-ecological, frugal, equitable and altruistic actions that promote subjective wellbeing. Human Ecology Review, 18(2), 95-104.
Crosbie, T. (2008). Household energy consumption and consumer electronics: The case of television. Energy Policy, 36(6), 2191-2199.
Fredrickson, B. & Cohn, M. (2008). Positive Emotions. En M. Lewis, J. Haviland-Jones & L. Feldman (Eds.), Handbook of Emotions (pp. 777-796). Nueva York: Guilford Press.
Gable, S. L., & Haidt, J. (2005). What (and why) is positive psychology? Review of General Psychology, 9, 103-110.
García-Landa, C., & Montero, M. (2013). Toma de decisiones, valores y factores contextuales, su relación con el consumo de energía eléctrica. Quaderns de Psicología, 15(2), 39-54.
Gatersleben, B., Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (2002). Measurement and determinants of environmentally significant consumer behavior. Environment and Behavior, 34(3), 335-362.
Hahn, V. C., Frese, M., Binnewies, C., & Schmitt, A. (2012). Happy and Proactive? The Role of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well‐Being in Business Owners’ Personal Initiative. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36(1), 97-114.
Helliwell, J. F., Huang, H., & Wang, S. (2015). The Geography of World Happiness. En J. Helliwell, R. Layard & J. Sachs (Eds.), World Happiness Report 2015 (pp. 12-41). Nueva York, EE. UU: Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Hu, L. T., & Bentler, P. M. (1999). Cut-off criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling, 6(1), 1-55.
Huta, V., & Ryan, R. M. (2010). Pursuing pleasure or virtue: The differential and overlapping well-being benefits of hedonic and eudaimonic motives. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(6), 735-762.
Huta, V., & Waterman, A. S. (2014). Eudaimonia and its distinction from Hedonia: Developing a classification and terminology for understanding conceptual and operational definitions. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15(6), 1425-1456.
Huta, V., Pelletier, L. G., Baxter, D., & Thompson, A. (2012). How eudaimonic and hedonic motives relate to the well-being of close others. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7(5), 399-404.
International Energy Agency. (2015). Electricity Information 2015. París: International Energy Agency.
Jakovcevic, A., & Tonello, G. (2012). Dimensiones psicológicas de la conservación de la Energía. Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento, 4(3), 48-64.
Karlin, B., Davis, N., Sanguinetti,A., Gamble, K., Kirkby, D., & Stokols, D. (2014). Dimensions of conservation: exploring differences among energy behaviors. Environment and Behavior, 46(4), 423-452.
Kavousian, A., Rajagopal, R., & Fischer, M. (2013). Determinants of residential electricity consumption: Using smart meter data to examine the effect of climate, building characteristics, appliance stock, and occupants’ behavior. Energy, 55, 184-194.
Kline, R. B. (2015). Principles and Practice of Structural Equation Modeling. Nueva York: Guilford Press.
Lindenberg, S., & Steg, L. (2007). Normative, gain and hedonic goal frames guiding environmental behavior. Journal of Social Issues, 63(1), 117-137.
Linley, P. A. & Joseph, S. (2004). Applied Positive Psychology: A new perspective for professional practice. En P. A. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Practice (pp. 3-12). Nueva Jersey: Wiley.
Lutzenhiser, L. (2002). Marketing household energy conservation: The message and the reality. En T. Dietz & P. Stern (Eds.), New tools for environmental protection: Education, information and voluntary measures (pp. 49-66). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Manríquez-Betanzos, J. C., Corral-Verdugo, V., Vanegas-Rico, M. C., Fraijo-Sing, B. S., & Tapia-Fonllem, C. O. (2016). Determinantes positivos (Gratitud, eudaimonia) y negativos (escasez, costos) del ahorro de agua. Psyecology, 7(2), 178-200.
McMakin, A. H., Malone, E. L., & Lundgren, R. E. (2002). Motivating residents to conserve energy without financial incentives. Environment and Behavior, 34(6), 848-863.
Ohler, A. M., & Billger, S. M. (2014). Does environmental concern change the tragedy of the commons? Factors affecting energy saving behaviors and electricity usage. Ecological Economics, 107, 1-12.
Peterson, C., Park, N., & Seligman, M. E. (2005). Orientations to happiness and life satisfaction: The full life versus the empty life. Journal of Happiness Studies, 6(1), 25- 41.
Sardianou, E. (2007). Estimating energy conservation patterns of Greek households. Energy Policy, 35(7), 3778-3791.
Satorra, A., & Bentler, P. M. (2001). A scaled difference chi-square test statistic for moment structure analysis. Psychometrika, 66(4), 507-514.
Seligman, M. E. P., & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology: An introduction. American Psychologist, 55(1), 5-14.
Steg, L., Perlaviciute, G., van der Werff, E., & Lurvink, J. (2014). The significance of hedonic values for environmentally relevant attitudes, preferences, and actions. Environment and Behavior, 46(2), 163-192.
Stragier, J., Hauttekeete, L., De Marez, L., & Brondeel, R. (2012). Measuring Energy- Efficient Behavior in Households: The Development of a Standardized Scale. Ecopsychology, 4(1), 64-71.
Tapia-Fonllem, C., Corral-Verdugo, V., Fraijo-Sing, B., & Durón-Ramos, M. F. (2013). Assessing sustainable behavior and its correlates: A measure of pro- ecological, frugal, altruistic and equitable actions. Sustainability, 5(2), 711-723.
Van Raaij, W. F., & Verhallen, T. M. M. (1983). A behavioral model of residential energy use. Journal of Economic Psychology, 3, 39-63.
Vassileva, I., Wallin, F., & Dahlquist, E. (2012). Analytical comparison between electricity consumption and behavioral characteristics of Swedish households in rented apartments. Applied Energy, 90, 182-188.
Veenhoven, R. (2005). Lo que sabemos de la felicidad. En L. Garduño, B. Salinas & M. Rojas (Coords.), Calidad de vida y bienestar subjetivo en México (pp. 17-56). Ciudad de México: Plaza y Valdés Editores.
Waterman, A. S., Schwartz, S. J., & Conti, R. (2008). The implications of two conceptions of happiness (hedonic enjoyment and eudaimonia) for the understanding of intrinsic motivation. Journal of Happiness Studies, 9(1), 41-79.
West, S. G., Finch, J. F., & Curran, P. J. (1995). Structural equation modelling with nonnormal variables: problems and remedies. En R. H. Hoyle (Ed.), Structural Equation Modeling. Concepts, Issues, and Applications (pp. 56-75). Londres, Reino Unido: Sage Publications Inc.
Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., & Zhou, G. (2014). Determinants of employee electricity saving: the role of social benefits, personal benefits and organizational electricity saving climate. Journal of Cleaner Production, 66, 280-287.
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