Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the association between parental attitudes and saving energy in the perception of young people with autism spectrum (13–17 years old). The character of studies was pilot. 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. Statistical analysis showed that an attitude towards autonomy manifested by mothers, as well as an attitude of acceptance in mothers and fathers, turned out to be significant in adolescents with ASD showing a positive attitude towards energy saving, and these correlations were positive, strong and statistically significant. An overly protective attitude of mothers turned out to be significant in shaping a negative attitude towards energy saving among adolescents with ASD with a significant, positive moderate correlation. Regression analysis showed that the perception of the father’s parental attitude as accepting was a statistically significant predictor of a positive attitude towards energy saving, and that the perception of the mother’s parental attitude as demanding and overly protective was a statistically significant predictor of a negative attitude to energy saving. The achieved results acquire an additional aspect, i.e., a financial dimension in the household budget.
Highlights
Mothers and fathers scored the highest ing among young people with Autistic Disorder Spectrum (ASD) were analyzed
The results obtained in the study provided an answer to the research question: Whether the parenting attitudes of mothers and father, and if so which ones, are related to an attitude towards saving energy among young people with Autism spectrum or Asperger syndrome?
Coral analysis showed a relationship between some parental attitudes of the mother and father and a positive attitude to energy saving among young people with ASD
Summary
One of the most important trends in the field of household behavior is reduction of energy consumption. This issue is important from the point of view of the organization of traditional energy provision, development of renewable energy systems (RES) and the tendency towards energy autonomy in the face of the energy crisis, as well as from the perspective of personal/household financial management. Energy is used mainly for: heating living spaces, water heating, electrical appliances, cooking, lighting and air conditioning. It should be underlined that households use a lot of energy for private transport. Households use energy from various traditional sources such as natural gas, electricity, oil, wood and coal [1]
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