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Conservation Behavior Scale

Unknown (compiled measure) · 2008

Overview

Measures self-reported conservation behaviors across multiple domains of everyday life, including energy use, water conservation, transportation, purchasing, and waste reduction. The CBS was developed to assess the frequency and breadth of conservation behaviors in household and community contexts. Items cover both high-effort behaviors (e.g., installing solar panels, composting) and low-effort behaviors (e.g., turning off lights, using reusable bags). Designed for use with adult community samples.

Measure Details

Number of Items20 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Never, 5 = Always)
Author(s)Unknown (compiled measure)
Year Published2008
Internal Reliabilityα = .82
DomainPro-environmental Behavior

Citation

Conservation Behavior Scale (CBS). (2008). Unpublished instrument. Available from the Environmental Psychology Laboratory, California State University San Marcos.

Keywords

conservation behaviorenergywatertransportationpurchasingwastehouseholdfrequency

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At a Glance

Items20
Year2008
Reliabilityα = .82