@article{bibcite_36564,
  author = {Angela Sanguinetti and Claire McIlvennie and Marco Pritoni and Susan Schneider},
  editor = {Vassilis G Aschonitis},
  title = {Two (or more) for one: Identifying classes of household energy- and water-saving measures to understand the potential for positive spillover},
  abstract = {<p>A key component of behavior-based energy conservation programs is the identification of target behaviors. A common approach is to target behaviors with the greatest energy-saving potential. The concept of behavioral spillover introduces further considerations, namely that adoption of one energy-saving behavior may increase (or decrease) the likelihood of other energy-saving behaviors. This research aimed to identify and describe household energy- and water-saving measure classes within which positive spillover is likely to occur (e.g., adoption of energy-efficient appliances may correlate with adoption of water-efficient appliances), and explore demographic and psychographic predictors of each. Nearly 1,000 households in a California city were surveyed and asked to report whether they had adopted 75 different energy- and/or water-saving measures. Principal Component Analysis and Network Analysis based on correlations between adoption of these diverse measures revealed and characterized eight water-energy-saving measure classes: Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, Maintenance and Management, Efficient Appliance, Advanced Efficiency, Efficient Irrigation, Green Gardening, and Green Landscaping. Understanding these measure classes can help guide behavior-based energy program developers in selecting target behaviors and designing interventions.</p>},
  year = {2022},
  booktitle = {PLOS ONE},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  series = {PLOS ONE},
  volume = {17},
  pages = {e0268879},
  month = {05/07/2022},
  institution = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)},
  publisher = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)},
  issn = {1932-6203},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268879},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0268879},
}