Table 8 Mechanism analysis.

From: The role of peers in promoting energy conservation among Chinese university students

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

peer

0.062**

0.064***

0.045***

0.190**

p-value

0.047

0.002

0.010

0.012

95%-CI

[0.001,0.123]

[0.024,0.105]

[0.011,0.078]

[0.043,0.337]

SE

(0.031)

(0.020)

(0.017)

(0.074)

Control

YES

YES

YES

YES

N

1617

1617

1617

1617

Adj.R-square

0.011

0.041

0.066

0.032

  1. Robust standard errors clustered at the major level are shown in parentheses. **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01. The estimation method is OLS. The dependent variables in columns 1–4 are: energy-saving knowledge, energy-saving willingness, awareness of the importance of energy-saving, and social responsibility.