Adaptive capability and socioecological traps: a bioenergy case in communities of Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Reyes-Santiago, María del Rosario; Maruri Montes de Oca, Ana Elizabeth; Olalde Portugal, Victor; Hernández-Rosales, Maribel

doi:10.1186/s13705-024-00445-4

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Table 1 Reflective measurement model

From: Adaptive capability and socioecological traps: a bioenergy case in communities of Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Indicator	Loading	A	ρA	CR	AVE	Fornell–Lacker criterion					Cross-loadings
Compensatory alternatives (COMP)						COMPF1	COMPF2	EDBIO	EOBIO	RBIO	COMPF1	COMPF2	EDBIO	EOBIO	RBIO
COMP3.Reduction of electricity consumption	0.916***	0.790	0.793	0.905	0.827	0.909					0.916	0.404	−0.282	−0.186	0.313
COMP4. Reduction of gas consumption	0.902***	0.790	0.793	0.905	0.827	0.909					0.902	0.345	−0.271	−0.161	0.284
COMP7. Firewood collection	0.816***	0.820	0.825	0.893	0.735	0.413	0.858				0.273	0.816	−0.268	−0.412	0.406
COMP8. Take advantage of natural light	0.884***										0.366	0.884	−0.302	−0.372	0.348
COMP9. Take advantage of natural heat	0.870***										0.414	0.870	−0.446	−0.373	0.478
Bioenergy costs (EDBIO)
EDBIO1. Economic cost	0.792***	0.740	0.777	0.825	0.543	−0.304	−0.399	0.737			−0.140	−0.116	0.592	0.297	−0.197
EDBIO2. Difficulty getting new knowledge	0.787***										−0.201	−0.211	0.787	0.388	−0.242
EDBIO3.Lack of time	0.760***										−0.250	−0.311	0.760	0.163	−0.288
EDBIO4. Shortage of trainers	0.792***										−0.262	−0.411	0.792	0.466	−0.375
Bioenergy capability (EOBIO)
EOBIO3. Earlier knowledge of biomass use	0.816**	0.793	0.799	0.879	0.709	−0.191	−0.448	0.448	0.842		−0.100	−0.408	0.446	0.816	− 0.242
EOBIO4. Earlier experiences with biomass use	0.903***										−0.203	−0.388	0.462	0.903	−0.360
EOBIO5. Acceptance of the new form of use	0.803***										−0.176	−0.334	0.213	0.803	−0.267
Benefits of bioenergy (RBIO)
RBIO3. Improving the relationship with nature, especially the local flora	0.937***	0.878	0.888	0.942	0.891	0.329	0.479	−0.394	−0.347	0.944	0.260	0.442	−0.334	−0.292	0.937
RBIO6. Improved relationship with nature, wildlife conservation	0.951***	0.878	0.888	0.942	0.891	0.329	0.479	−0.394	−0.347	0.944	0.356	0.461	−0.406	−0.359	0.951

***p ≤ 0.001

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