Validating Of Solar Energy Acceptance Measurements Among Malaysian Households

Abstract

The aim of this study is to validate the solar energy acceptance measurements (SEAM) within the context of Malaysian households. The validity and reliability assessments of the scale were performed on 422 household chosen randomly from the urban area in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out to determine the factor structures of the Malaysian household adaptation of the measurements. The CFA result indicated an acceptable fit (χ2 = 1551.61 (df = 771), p-value = 0.001, CFI = 0.924, RMSEA = 0.050, NFI = 0.860). Hence, SEAM provides an equally valid measure or acceptable model fits and suggests the feasiblity of applying the measurement with relatively good construct validity and internal consistency for structured model. The study both expands and adds support to the existing body of green behaviour measurement literature.