The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia
Abstract Given the escalating global energy consumption and the concurrent economic and energy crises, energy-saving behaviour must be adopted on a large scale. Universities that are energy-intensive institutions should be one of the institutions where energy-saving behaviour is widely adopted. Acad...
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| author | Silvia Puiu Sidika Ece Yilmaz Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu Janka Raganova Zhelyazka Raykova Hasan Yildizhan Arman Ameen |
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| description | Abstract Given the escalating global energy consumption and the concurrent economic and energy crises, energy-saving behaviour must be adopted on a large scale. Universities that are energy-intensive institutions should be one of the institutions where energy-saving behaviour is widely adopted. Academics devote a substantial portion of their time to their offices, which leads to increased energy usage. However, no study has investigated academics’ energy-saving behaviours in the literature. Most studies focus on students or employees in various organizations. Our study tries to cover the gap by examining the energy-saving behaviour of academics in four countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia) based on the expanded Theory of Planned Behaviour. A questionnaire was distributed to 228 academics from the four countries to gather data. The research hypotheses were tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling. The findings show that individual factors (attitude and perceived behaviour control) influence the energy-saving intention of academics but not the organisational factors due to the weak identification with their universities. The study offers valuable insights for policymakers seeking to promote energy-saving programs in academic institutions. The academics can be seen as role models for their students which emphasizes the need to study more their sustainable behaviours. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a6c431fd5bab4931be06621ad837139b2025-01-26T12:32:34ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111410.1038/s41598-025-86795-1The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and SlovakiaSilvia Puiu0Sidika Ece Yilmaz1Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu2Janka Raganova3Zhelyazka Raykova4Hasan Yildizhan5Arman Ameen6Department of Management, Marketing and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of CraiovaCareer Planning Application and Research Center, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology UniversityDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of CraiovaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel UniversityDepartment of Educational Technologies, Faculty of Physics and Technology, University of Plovdiv Paisii HilendarskiEnergy Systems Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology UniversityDepartment of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, University of GävleAbstract Given the escalating global energy consumption and the concurrent economic and energy crises, energy-saving behaviour must be adopted on a large scale. Universities that are energy-intensive institutions should be one of the institutions where energy-saving behaviour is widely adopted. Academics devote a substantial portion of their time to their offices, which leads to increased energy usage. However, no study has investigated academics’ energy-saving behaviours in the literature. Most studies focus on students or employees in various organizations. Our study tries to cover the gap by examining the energy-saving behaviour of academics in four countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia) based on the expanded Theory of Planned Behaviour. A questionnaire was distributed to 228 academics from the four countries to gather data. The research hypotheses were tested using partial least squares structural equation modelling. The findings show that individual factors (attitude and perceived behaviour control) influence the energy-saving intention of academics but not the organisational factors due to the weak identification with their universities. The study offers valuable insights for policymakers seeking to promote energy-saving programs in academic institutions. The academics can be seen as role models for their students which emphasizes the need to study more their sustainable behaviours.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86795-1Energy-saving behaviourEnergy-saving intentionOrganisational factorsOrganisational identificationOrganisational climateOrganisational support |
| spellingShingle | Silvia Puiu Sidika Ece Yilmaz Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu Janka Raganova Zhelyazka Raykova Hasan Yildizhan Arman Ameen The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia Scientific Reports Energy-saving behaviour Energy-saving intention Organisational factors Organisational identification Organisational climate Organisational support |
| title | The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia |
| title_full | The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia |
| title_fullStr | The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia |
| title_short | The expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Slovakia |
| title_sort | expanded theory of planned behavior for energy saving among academics in romania bulgaria turkey and slovakia |
| topic | Energy-saving behaviour Energy-saving intention Organisational factors Organisational identification Organisational climate Organisational support |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86795-1 |
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