Measures the extent to which the desire for energy independence and self-sufficiency serves as a consumer's reasons for installing a specific energy-saving or innovative product. The scale captures the degree to which the respondent believes the product would reduce their dependence on external energy providers and fossil fuels.
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Used by Claudy, Garcia & O'Driscoll (2015) in Study 1. Developed from concepts in Westaby (2005) and Westaby, Probst & Lee (2010) behavioral reasoning theory. Construct reliability = .91; AVE = .77, supporting convergent validity. Discriminant validity also supported. Items use a blank ('__________') to be filled with the generic product name. The scale stem was not provided but likely asked why respondents would install the product. One of a three-scale battery alongside the Cost-Based Reasons Against Installation (ID 660) and Financial Reasons for Installation (ID 661) scales from the same paper. Items are specific to energy-sector innovations but could be adapted for other technologies where independence from external providers is relevant. Reliability reported as composite reliability (CR/ω) rather than Cronbach's α; the value entered in the alpha field reflects CR. CR and omega are computed from the same formula using CFA factor loadings and are treated as equivalent here. Source: Claudy, Garcia & O'Driscoll (2015), Table 3.
Claudy, M.C., Garcia, R., & O'Driscoll, A. (2015). Consumer resistance to innovation: A behavioral reasoning perspective. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 43(4), 528-544.
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