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Environmental Response Inventory

McKechnie · 1974

Overview

A comprehensive 184-item inventory measuring environmental attitudes across eight subscales: Pastoralism (conservation, resistance to development, self-reliance in nature), Urbanism (enjoyment of city life), Environmental Adaptation (belief in human right to modify nature), Stimulus Seeking (desire for novel and intense environmental experiences), Environmental Trust (openness and trust toward the environment), Antiquarianism (affinity for old places and things), Need for Privacy (preference for isolation and seclusion), and Mechanical Orientation (interest in technology and hands-on work). Includes a Communality validity scale. One of the most comprehensive environmental attitude inventories ever developed.

Measure Details

Number of Items184 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)McKechnie
Year Published1974
Internal ReliabilitySplit-half and test-retest reliability reported by subscale (see manual)
DomainEcological Worldview

Citation

McKechnie, G. E. (1974). Manual for the Environmental Response Inventory. Consulting Psychologists Press.

Keywords

environmental responsepastoralismurbanismenvironmental adaptationstimulus seekingenvironmental trustantiquarianismprivacymechanicalcomprehensive

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At a Glance

Items184
Year1974
ReliabilitySplit-half and test-retest reliability reported by subscale (see manual)