Demographic Moderation in the Relationship of Environmental Awareness and Energy Literacy of Senior High School Students
Keywords:
demographic analysis, energy literacy, environmental awareness, moderation analysisAbstract
Energy literacy is an aggregate of adoption of energy-saving practices, basic energy knowledge, and understanding of the consequences that energy production and use have on the environment. Energy is a major concern because rising consumption causes both energy shortages and climate-damaging scenarios. This study investigated how demographic characteristics, in one public secondary high school in Laguna, moderated the relationship between senior high school students' energy literacy and environmental awareness. A cross-sectional explanatory research design was employed to collect and interpret the data gathered from 270 respondents. The adapted and content-validated instruments, Energy Literacy Survey and Environmental Awareness Questionnaire were administered through survey method. Using PROCESS v3.5, a moderation analysis was performed in accordance with Hayes (2013) framework. The findings revealed that the energy literacy and environmental awareness are both above average. The demographic factors, strand and grade level, moderate the relationship between environmental awareness and energy literacy. This indicates that the influence of environmental awareness to energy literacy may vary based on the strand and grade level of the respondents. It is recommended to highlight improving energy literacy through curriculum enhancement, educational programs and events, and instructional designing grounded on the students’ environmental awareness, senior high school discipline, and academic level.
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