Stability of Factor Structures in the Measurement of Public Environmental Attitudes

Articles
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 Acceptance of Consumer Energy Conservation Strategies

Articles
Olsen, M. E. (1983). Public acceptance of consumer energy conservation strategies. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 183-196.
Investigated 6 alternative strategies for promoting energy conservation: financial incentives, community programs, efficiency standards, land-use changes, consumption limits, and …

Effects of Values, Problem Awareness, and Personal Norm on Willingness to Reduce Personal Car Use

Articles
Nordlund, A., & Garvill, J. (2003). Effects of values, problem awareness, and personal norm on willingness to reduce personal car use. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(4), 339-347.
The influence of values, problem awareness, and personal norm on willingness to cooperate were studied. The choice situation was seen as a social dilemma and willingness to reduce…

Attitudes and Persuasion

Articles
Petty, R. E. (1981). Self-persuasion approaches. In R.E. Petty (Ed.). Attitudes and persuasion. (pp. 213-254). Dubuque: Iowa: W.C. Brown Co..

Cognitive and Physiological Processes of Fear Appeals and Attitude Change: A Revised Theory of Protection Motivation

Articles
Rogers, R. W. Cognitive and physiological processes of fear appeals and attitude change: A revised theory of protection motivation.. Social Psychophysiology. Ed. J. Caciopppo & R. Petty. New York: Gilford Press, 1983.

A Test of a Model for Commitment

Articles
Kiesler, C. A., & Sakumura, J. (1966). A test of a model for commitment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3, 3, 349-353.
Commitment is defined as a binding of the individual to behavioral acts, and a theoretical model is presented for the role of commitment in attitude change. The derivation tested…

Responsibility as a Predictor of Ecological Behavior

Articles
Kaiser, F. G. & Shimoda, T. A. (1999). Responsibility as a predictor of ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology , 19, 3, 243-253.
Tested responsibility's role as a predictor of ecological behavior, addressing the following questions: (1) What makes people feel responsible for the environment? (2) Do people a…

Development of the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes

Articles
Schindler, F. H. (1999). Development of the survey of environmental issue attitudes. Journal of Environmental Education, 30, 3, 12-16.
Developed the Survey of Environmental Issue Attitudes to measure the environmental issue attitudes of community college students. Emotion evoking statements were collected from st…

Preferred Solutions to the Energy Crisis as a Function of Causal Attributions

Articles
Belk, R., Painter, J. & Semenik, R. (1981). Preferred solutions to the energy crisis as a function of causal attributions. Journal of Consumer Research, 8, 3, 306-312.
Results of 2 studies that obtained data from 605 heads of household support hypotheses that those accepting personal responsibility for the energy crisis favored and reported adop…

Patterns of Residential Energy Behavior

Articles
van-Raaij, W. F., & Verhallen, T. M. (1983). Patterns of residential energy behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 85-106.
Investigated energy-related behavioral patterns, based on self-reported behaviors of 145 households in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Energy-related behavior may not be a separate …

Virtual Oceania

Introductory Workshop

May 29th - 31st, 2024

Registration Ending Soon!
Learn More

Virtual North America

Introductory Workshop

Jun 3rd - 5th, 2024

Registration Ending Soon!
Learn More
Site Courtesy of
McKenzie-Mohr & Associates

Expertise in Community-Based Social Marketing