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Environmental Self-Identity Scale
Van der Werff, Steg & Keizer · 2013
Overview
A brief 3-item scale measuring the degree to which being environmentally friendly is a core part of a person's self-concept. Designed to capture the identity component of pro-environmental behavior — the extent to which people see themselves as "the kind of person who acts environmentally."
Measure Details
Number of Items3 items
Response Scale7-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 7 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Van der Werff, Steg & Keizer
Year Published2013
Internal Reliabilityα = .85
DomainEnvironmental Identity
Citation
Van der Werff, E., Steg, L., & Keizer, K. (2013). The value of environmental self-identity: The relationship between biospheric values, environmental self-identity and environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 34, 55–63.
Keywords
self-identityenvironmentalpro-environmentalself-conceptidentitybehavior
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At a Glance
Items3
Year2013
Reliabilityα = .85