# Demand Response Requirements from the Cultural, Social, and Behavioral Perspectives
## 2 Methodologies, Concepts and Theoretical Framework

Table 2: Main results of literature review. **Ref. ** **Main Results**  
**[43]** Technology adoption level, urbanization, and economic growth are introduced as the most significant factors in total energy consumption modification, respectively. **  
**[44]** The impact of subsidies on household electricity usage is investigated. **  
**[45]** Based on a study on the socio-cultural factors on the households' energy consumption behaviors, it turns out that international media, high education, high wealth, marital status, and low normativeness affect the energy consumption behaviors. **  
**[46]** Lifestyle, environmental friendliness, and commitment to frugal activities are sociological characteristics that impact DR programs. **  
**[47]** There are direct links between energy conservation and understanding of saving measures, commitment, and awareness of the repercussions of excessive usages, meaning that as the rates of these factors increase, energy conservation behaviours improve. They performed an extensive study on the social, cultural, and economic factors that influence home energy usage. The findings reveal that people's attention to the environment, their rate of access to facilities, their level of faith in energy system operators, and their chance to obtain trustworthy news sources for understanding energy management programs play an important role in their consumption patterns. **  
**People have often** **objected to the consumption management regulations imposed by power system operators, claiming that the regulations violate their privacy by directly affecting their energy consumption. Furthermore, policies such as influencing people's energy usage to change living standards frequently conflict with social welfare objectives and often have negative repercussions. The authors conducted a qualitative and quantitative field study to identify the most important factors in reducing household energy consumption. They claimed that the financial status of the head of the household, the type of housing unit (e.g., apartment, house, or ran house), and the characteristics of electrical appliances are the most critical factors. **  
**[51]** The size and age of the house, the number of home inhabitants, seasons of the year, and people's age and income influence energy consumption behaviors. **  
**The more people that a country has, the more efficient its energy usage becomes. The same can be said about the age of**  
**people, meaning that the behavior of people consuming electricity becomes more efficient with age. Furthermore, the more economically developed a country is and/or the greater its urban population, the more energy it consumes. **  
**By studying the concept of domestication, the authors offered a novel strategy to reduce consumption in the private sector. **  
**[52]** **However, they also concluded that energy consumption in the private sector is part of a complex network. As a result, it is important to comprehend this network in order to accomplish a more permanent energy reduction. They looked at the current energy consumption patterns in the residential sector and analyzed the reasons behind the usage patterns. This study shows that the role of homeowners in choosing a source of energy is very important and is influenced by the family's income. **  
**They introduced the energy conservation behavior concept as one of the aspects of sustainable consumer behavior. They concluded that individuals' values and beliefs activate personal norms, which leads to conservation behavior. **  
**They examined some of the most important assumptions and ideas about how people utilize energy in their homes. They investigated the influence of erroneous conclusions from simplified theories on energy efficiency. They also recommended a new method for reducing energy use. **  
**Residential energy consumption is influenced by the social and economic factors of the family members, such as gender and income, as well as their vehicles' features and number.