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Solastalgia Scale
Albrecht · 2007
Overview
Measures solastalgia — the distress caused by environmental change in one's home environment. Captures the grief, loss, and psychological distress experienced when familiar landscapes are transformed by mining, climate change, drought, or other environmental disturbances. Developed in the context of open-cut coal mining impacts on rural communities.
Measure Details
Number of Items10 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Albrecht
Year Published2007
Internal Reliabilityα = .84
DomainPlace Attachment
Citation
Albrecht, G. (2007). "Solastalgia": The distress caused by environmental change. Australasian Psychiatry, 15(Suppl 1), S95–S98.
Keywords
solastalgiaenvironmental changehomedistressgrieflandscapeminingclimate
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At a Glance
Items10
Year2007
Reliabilityα = .84