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Behavior-Based Environmental Attitude Scale for Adults

Kaiser, Oerke & Bogner · 2007

Overview

A behavior-based measure of environmental attitudes that uses behavioral intentions and self-reported behaviors as indicators of underlying attitudes toward the environment. Developed by Kaiser, Oerke, and Bogner (2007) as an extension of Kaiser's General Ecological Behavior (GEB) scale. The BBEASA treats environmental attitudes as latent constructs inferred from behavioral responses rather than from direct attitude statements. Covers domains including energy conservation, mobility, recycling, consumer behavior, and nature experience.

Measure Details

Number of Items40 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (0 = Never, 4 = Always) or dichotomous (Yes/No) depending on item format
Author(s)Kaiser, Oerke & Bogner
Year Published2007
Internal Reliabilityα = .93 (total scale)
DomainConservation Attitudes

Citation

Kaiser, F. G., Oerke, B., & Bogner, F. X. (2007). Behavior-based environmental attitude: Development of an instrument for adolescents. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(3), 242–251.

Keywords

behavior-basedenvironmental attitudesecological behaviorGEBadolescentsenergy conservationrecyclingRasch model

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At a Glance

Items40
Year2007
Reliabilityα = .93 (total scale)

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