Relationship between knowledge of energy concepts, lifestyle and personal norms with energy saving behavior .

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to present the relationship between knowledge of energy concepts, lifestyle and personal norms with energy-saving behavior in elementary school teacher education students in Banten Province, Indonesia. The method opposed is quantitative research and correlational method with a sample of 447 students of Muhammadiyah University of Jakarta Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program, Indonesia. The validation results show that the relationship between knowledge of energy-saving concepts and energy-saving behavior shows a high significance value and the relationship between lifestyle and energy-saving behavior shows a high significance value. Furthermore, the relationship between personal norms and energy-saving behavior shows a high significance value. Finally, the relationship between knowledge of energy concepts, lifestyle and personal norms together with energy-saving behavior shows a high significance value. The relationship between knowledge of energy-saving concepts, lifestyle and personal norms either partially or jointly has a high significance value with energy-saving behavior. For further research, we recommend examining other variables that can relate or influence the formation of wise behavior towards the environment such as gender and environmental sensitivity.