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Using a Likert Scale to Measure "Environmental Responsibility"

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Horvat, R. E. & Voelker, A. M. (1976). Using a Likert scale to measure "environmental responsibility".. Journal of Environmental Education, 8, 1, 36-48.

The Value Basis of Environmental Concern

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Stern, P.C., & Dietz, T. (1994). The value basis of environmental concern. Journal of Social Issues, 50, 3, 65-84.
Describes empirical tests of a theory linking values, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior within a preference construction framework emphasizing the activation of personal environmen…

Relationships of Proenvironmental Attitudes to Wildernism-Urbanism and Pro-Preservation Attitudes toward Historical Heritages

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Iwata, O. (1990). Relationships of proenvironmental attitudes to wildernism-urbanism and pro-preservation attitudes toward historical heritages. Psychologia an International Journal of Psychology in the Orient, 33, 4, 203-211.
Based on data from 138 undergraduates of a national university responding to a five-point scale on a 34-item questionnaire, various correlates of proenvironmental attitudes, inclu…

Environmental Attitudes and Preferences for Energy Resource Options

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Jackson, E. L. (1985). Environmental attitudes and preferences for energy resource options. Journal of Environmental Education, 17, 1, 23-30.
Asked 446 undergraduates to choose the best energy-related option for Canada to pursue in the short run (the next 5 yrs) and the long run (beyond the year 2000). Preferences for s…

Ecologically Concerned Consumers: Who are they?

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Kinnear, T. C., Taylor, J. R., & Ahmed, S. A. (1974). Ecologically concerned consumers: Who are they?. Journal of Marketing, 38, 2, 20-24.
Explored the relationship between socioeconomic and personality characteristics of consumers and the amount, if any, of ecological concern they indicate. Personality data were b…

The Effects of an Environmental Studies Course on the Defensibility of Environmental Attitudes

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Kinsey, T. G., & Wheatley, J. H. (1984). The effects of an environmental studies course on the defensibility of environmental attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 21, 7, 675-683.
Evaluated whether students used information learned in environmental studies (ES) courses to support their stated attitudes toward environmental issues in a 2-phase study based on…

Do Consumers Know "What Works" in Energy Conservation?

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Kempton, W., Harris, C. K., Keith, J. G., & Weihl, J. S. (1985). Do consumers know "what works" in energy conservation?. Marriage and Family Review, 9, 1-2, 115-133.
Investigated consumer attitudes toward energy conservation (efficiency investments, better management, and curtailment of amenities) by examining consumer bias in comparing measur…

Psychological Research for the New Energy Problems: Strategies and Opportunities

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Kempton, W., Darley, J. M., & Stern, P. C. (1992). Psychological research for the new energy problems: Strategies and opportunities. American Psychologist, 47, 10, 1213-1223.
Recent concern with environmental problems has rekindled interest in energy conservation. To illustrate how psychologists can make useful contributions and how a changed energy si…

Stability of Factor Structures in the Measurement of Public Environmental Attitudes

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Kuhn, R. G. & Jackson, E. L. (1989). Stability of factor structures in the measurement of public environmental attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 20, 3, 27-32.
A twenty-one item scale, combining and modifying the "new environmental paradigm" and "dominant social paradigm" scales developed by Dunlap and Van Liere, was used in two surveys …

Public Attitudes toward Siting a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada

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Kunreuther, H., Easterling, D., Desvousges, W., & Slovic, P. (1990). Public attitudes toward siting a high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada. Risk Analysis, 10, 4, 469-484.
Examined sources of public opposition to a high-level nuclear waste repository among 1,001 Nevada Ss and a national sample of 1,201 Ss to compare a benefit-cost model and a risk-p…

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