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Pro-environmental BehaviorEAS-A✓ Validated
Environmental Activism Scale
Klandermans & Oegema · 1987
Overview
Measures participation in environmental activism and collective action, including signing petitions, attending protests, contacting elected officials, and engaging in environmental advocacy. Distinguishes between low-cost activism (signing online petitions) and high-cost activism (civil disobedience, sustained campaigning).
Measure Details
Number of Items12 items
Response Scale5-point frequency scale (1 = Never, 5 = Very often)
Author(s)Klandermans & Oegema
Year Published1987
Internal Reliabilityα = .84
DomainPro-environmental Behavior
Citation
Klandermans, B., & Oegema, D. (1987). Potentials, networks, motivations, and barriers: Steps towards participation in social movements. American Sociological Review, 52(4), 519–531.
Keywords
activismcollective actionprotestpetitionadvocacycivicsocial movement
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At a Glance
Items12
Year1987
Reliabilityα = .84