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Conservation AttitudesARS✓ Validated
Animal Rights Scale
Furnham, McManus & Scott · 2003
Overview
Measures attitudes toward the rights and moral status of non-human animals, including beliefs about animal suffering, the ethics of animal use in research and food production, and support for animal welfare legislation. Widely used in human–animal relations research and conservation psychology.
Measure Details
Number of Items20 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Furnham, McManus & Scott
Year Published2003
Internal Reliabilityα = .87
DomainConservation Attitudes
Citation
Furnham, A., McManus, C., & Scott, D. (2003). Personality, empathy and attitudes to animal welfare. Anthrozoös, 16(2), 135–146.
Keywords
animal rightswelfaremoral statussufferingresearchfoodlegislation
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At a Glance
Items20
Year2003
Reliabilityα = .87