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Pro-environmental BehaviorPEBS✓ Validated
Pro-Environmental Behavior Scale
Steg & Vlek · 2009
Overview
A multidimensional scale assessing self-reported frequency of pro-environmental behaviors across private-sphere (household) and public-sphere (civic) domains. Covers energy conservation, recycling, sustainable consumption, and environmental activism.
Measure Details
Number of Items20 items
Response Scale5-point frequency scale (1 = Never, 5 = Always)
Author(s)Steg & Vlek
Year Published2009
Internal Reliabilityα = .80
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
behaviorrecyclingenergyactivismsustainablehouseholdcivic
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At a Glance
Items20
Year2009
Reliabilityα = .80