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Environmental Behavior Index

Steg & Vlek · 2009

Overview

A broad-spectrum measure of pro-environmental behaviors across multiple domains including energy conservation, water conservation, waste reduction, sustainable purchasing, and environmental citizenship. Designed to provide a comprehensive behavioral profile rather than focusing on a single behavioral domain.

Measure Details

Number of Items30 items
Response Scale5-point frequency scale (1 = Never, 5 = Always)
Author(s)Steg & Vlek
Year Published2009
Internal Reliabilityα = .84
DomainPro-environmental Behavior

Citation

Steg, L., & Vlek, C. (2009). Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour: An integrative review and research agenda. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(3), 309–317.

Keywords

behaviorenergywaterwastepurchasingcitizenshipcomprehensiveindex

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At a Glance

Items30
Year2009
Reliabilityα = .84