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Compassion for Nature Scale
Pfattheicher, Sassenrath & Schindler · 2016
Overview
Measures compassion directed toward the natural world, including concern for the suffering of animals and ecosystems, motivation to alleviate environmental harm, and a sense of shared humanity with all living things. Based on the compassion literature in positive psychology and applied to human–nature relationships.
Measure Details
Number of Items10 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Not at all like me, 5 = Very much like me)
Author(s)Pfattheicher, Sassenrath & Schindler
Year Published2016
Internal Reliabilityα = .84
DomainEnvironmental Empathy
Citation
Pfattheicher, S., Sassenrath, C., & Schindler, S. (2016). Feelings for the suffering of others and the environment: Compassion fosters pro-environmental tendencies. Environment and Behavior, 48(7), 929–945.
Keywords
compassionnaturesufferinganimalsecosystemsmotivationpositive psychology
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At a Glance
Items10
Year2016
Reliabilityα = .84