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Environmental Sensitivity Scale
Hungerford & Volk · 1990
Overview
Measures environmental sensitivity — the predisposition to notice and be affected by the natural environment. Captures the degree to which individuals are emotionally responsive to nature, notice environmental changes, and feel personally affected by environmental events. Considered a foundational component of environmental literacy and a precursor to environmental concern.
Measure Details
Number of Items12 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Hungerford & Volk
Year Published1990
Internal Reliabilityα = .81
DomainEnvironmental Education
Citation
Hungerford, H. R., & Volk, T. L. (1990). Changing learner behavior through environmental education. Journal of Environmental Education, 21(3), 8–21.
Keywords
environmental sensitivityemotional responsivenessnoticeaffectedliteracyprecursorconcern
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At a Glance
Items12
Year1990
Reliabilityα = .81