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Environmental Worry Scale
Ojala · 2012
Overview
Measures the affective dimension of environmental concern — specifically, the degree to which individuals worry about specific environmental problems including air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and climate change. Distinguishes worry (anticipatory negative affect) from general concern (cognitive appraisal).
Measure Details
Number of Items10 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Not at all worried, 5 = Extremely worried)
Author(s)Ojala
Year Published2012
Internal Reliabilityα = .85
DomainEnvironmental Concern
Citation
Ojala, M. (2012). Hope and climate change: The importance of hope for environmental engagement among young people. Environmental Education Research, 18(5), 625–642.
Keywords
worryenvironmental concernaffectivepollutionbiodiversityclimateanticipatory
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At a Glance
Items10
Year2012
Reliabilityα = .85