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General Ecological Behavior Scale — Adolescents

Kaiser · 1998

Overview

An adaptation of Kaiser's (1998) General Ecological Behavior Scale for use with adolescent populations. Measures the frequency of a broad range of ecologically relevant behaviors including energy conservation, waste reduction, recycling, transportation choices, and consumer behavior. Adapted to be developmentally appropriate for secondary school students, with items reflecting behaviors within the agency of adolescents (e.g., turning off lights, recycling, choosing environmentally friendly products). Uses Rasch scaling to produce interval-level behavior scores.

Measure Details

Number of Items40 items
Response Scale5-point frequency scale (0 = Never, 4 = Always)
Author(s)Kaiser
Year Published1998
Internal Reliabilityα = .82–.88; Rasch reliability = .85
DomainPro-environmental Behavior

Citation

Kaiser, F. G. (1998). A general measure of ecological behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 28(5), 395–422.

Keywords

ecological behavioradolescentsyouthenergy conservationrecyclingwaste reductionRaschKaiserfrequency

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At a Glance

Items40
Year1998
Reliabilityα = .82–.88; Rasch reliability = .85

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General Conservation Behavior ScaleKaiser · 1998Value-Belief-Norm ScaleStern, Dietz, Abel, Guagnano & Kalof · 1999Pro-Environmental Behavior ScaleSteg & Vlek · 2009