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Value-Belief-Norm Scale
Stern, Dietz, Abel, Guagnano & Kalof · 1999
Overview
Measures the causal chain from biospheric values through ecological worldview beliefs, awareness of consequences, and ascription of responsibility to personal norms for pro-environmental action. Based on Stern's Value-Belief-Norm theory.
Measure Details
Number of Items16 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Stern, Dietz, Abel, Guagnano & Kalof
Year Published1999
Internal Reliabilityα = .72 to .85
DomainPro-environmental Behavior
Citation
Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., Abel, T., Guagnano, G. A., & Kalof, L. (1999). A value-belief-norm theory of support for social movements: The case of environmentalism. Human Ecology Review, 6(2), 81–97.
Keywords
valuesbeliefsnormsVBN theorypro-environmentalresponsibility
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At a Glance
Items16
Year1999
Reliabilityα = .72 to .85