Parental Attitudes and Awareness of Sustainable Energy Consumption in the Opinion of Young People with Autistic-Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Implications for the Family Budget

Bożena Frączek, Anna Gagat-Matuła and Katarzyna Plutecka
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Bożena Frączek: Department of Banking and Financial Markets, College of Finance, University of Economics in Katowice, 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland
Anna Gagat-Matuła: Faculty of Education and Psychology, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland
Katarzyna Plutecka: Faculty of Education and Psychology, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Cracow, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Energy efficiency through energy saving is a key trend in the modern world. Analyses have been conducted by scientists in different fields on various target groups that influence sustainable energy consumption. The aim of the research presented in this article is to determine the association between parental attitudes and awareness of sustainable energy consumption in the perception of young people with ASD (13–17 years old). This was a pilot study. The diagnostic-survey method was used, along with The Scale of Parental Attitudes by M. Plopa and an authored survey questionnaire. Deliberate random sampling was applied. A statistical analysis showed a relationship between the acceptance attitude of both parents and the autonomy attitude of one parent—the father—and awareness of sustainable energy consumption among young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In addition, a critical literature review confirmed the necessity of combining energy awareness and financial awareness, as each aspect, in terms of energy savings, reflects the financial situation of the household and influences the household budget. This is extremely important in the case of vulnerable groups such as households with a person with a disability (e.g., children with ASD). This research is interdisciplinary and covers important scientific fields such as pedagogy, psychology, and economics.

Keywords: sustainable energy consumption; adolescents with ASD; parenting attitudes; household finance; household budget (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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