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Wildlife Attitudes Inventory
Kellert · 1980
Overview
Measures attitudes toward wildlife across multiple dimensions including appreciation, fear, hunting acceptance, and support for wildlife management. Widely used in human dimensions of wildlife research to understand public support for conservation programs.
Measure Details
Number of Items25 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Kellert
Year Published1980
Internal Reliabilityα = .76 to .89
DomainWildlife Values
Citation
Kellert, S. R. (1980). Americans' attitudes and knowledge of animals. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 45, 111–124.
Keywords
wildlifeattitudeshuntingmanagementappreciationfearconservation
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Free to use for research and educational purposes. Please cite the original authors.
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At a Glance
Items25
Year1980
Reliabilityα = .76 to .89