biostudies-literatureUnknown11(4)Nguyen DNIn order to reduce CO2 emissions into the environment, energy conservation is considered a long-term strategy. To encourage people to save energy, the government may need to implement certain policies. Vietnam is a developing country dependent on fossil fuels and heavily affected by climate change. At the same time, there has been no research evaluating the impact of energy prices, government policies, and crises on energy-saving behavior in Vietnam. Therefore, this study uses the theory of planned behavior, technological acceptance behavior, and social exchange to evaluate these relationships. This research will answer the keys research question such as how would the policies which related to price, energy-saving activities effect on energy-saving behavior of households; How would a crisiHeliyone42787https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11904500biostudies-literatureHow do energy price, energy-saving policies, and crisis affect energy-saving behavior?PMC11904500Nguyen DDThan TTVan Nguyen DNguyen DNTran LXfalseHow do energy price, energy-saving policies, and crisis affect energy-saving behavior?In order to reduce CO2 emissions into the environment, energy conservation is considered a long-term strategy. To encourage people to save energy, the government may need to implement certain policies. Vietnam is a developing country dependent on fossil fuels and heavily affected by climate change. At the same time, there has been no research evaluating the impact of energy prices, government policies, and crises on energy-saving behavior in Vietnam. Therefore, this study uses the theory of planned behavior, technological acceptance behavior, and social exchange to evaluate these relationships. This research will answer the keys research question such as how would the policies which related to price, energy-saving activities effect on energy-saving behavior of households; How would a crisi2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Feb2025-04-26T03:30:29.469Z2025-04-06T10:48:09.777ZS-EPMC119045004008400010.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42787