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Wildlife Value Orientations Scale
Fulton, Manfredo & Lipscomb · 1996
Overview
Measures basic value orientations toward wildlife, distinguishing domination (wildlife should be managed for human benefit) from mutualism (wildlife should be treated as individuals with rights similar to humans). Developed within the human dimensions of wildlife framework and widely used in wildlife management research.
Measure Details
Number of Items14 items
Response Scale7-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 7 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Fulton, Manfredo & Lipscomb
Year Published1996
Internal Reliabilityα = .82 to .88
DomainWildlife Values
Citation
Fulton, D. C., Manfredo, M. J., & Lipscomb, J. (1996). Wildlife value orientations: A conceptual and measurement approach. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1(2), 24–47.
Keywords
wildlife valuesdominationmutualismmanagementhuman dimensionsrightsorientations
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At a Glance
Items14
Year1996
Reliabilityα = .82 to .88