School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2019 Nov 13;14(11):e0224198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224198. eCollection 2019.
Although advanced thermostat technologies offer energy efficiency potential, these devices alone do not guarantee savings. Household occupants often deviate from thermostat programs, perhaps due to differing thermal comfort preferences, which are strong drivers of residential energy use and vary across genders. This study aims to develop an initial typology of interpersonal interactions around thermal comfort, explore the role of gender in such interactions, and examine the impacts of interactions on thermostat adjustments. Using n = 1568 diary observations collected from 112 participants, we identify three interaction types: conflicts, compromises, and agreements. Fixed effects analyses find that women are marginally more likely to report engaging in conflicts, whereas men are significantly more likely to report engaging in agreements and compromises, both of which are associated with greater likelihood of adjusting thermostats within a given day. This work represents an early step in investigating the multiply determined nature of household energy decisions.
尽管先进的恒温器技术具有节能潜力，但这些设备本身并不能保证节约能源。家庭居住者经常会偏离恒温器程序，这可能是由于不同的热舒适偏好，这些偏好强烈驱动着住宅能源使用，并且在性别之间存在差异。本研究旨在开发一种关于热舒适度的人际互动初步类型学，探索性别在这种互动中的作用，并研究互动对恒温器调节的影响。我们使用从 112 名参与者那里收集的 n = 1568 份日记观察，确定了三种互动类型：冲突、妥协和协议。固定效应分析发现，女性更有可能报告参与冲突，而男性更有可能报告参与协议和妥协，这两者都与在给定一天内更有可能调整恒温器的可能性相关。这项工作代表了研究家庭能源决策多因素性质的早期步骤。
