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Environmental Worldview Scale
Milbrath · 1984
Overview
A multidimensional measure of environmental worldview encompassing beliefs about the human–nature relationship, ecological limits, technological optimism, and the moral status of nature. Captures the full spectrum from technocentric (technology can solve environmental problems) to ecocentric (nature has intrinsic value and limits must be respected) worldviews.
Measure Details
Number of Items24 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Milbrath
Year Published1984
Internal Reliabilityα = .82
DomainEcological Worldview
Citation
Milbrath, L. W. (1984). Environmentalists: Vanguard for a new society. State University of New York Press.
Keywords
worldviewtechnocentricecocentricecological limitstechnologymoral statusnew society
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Items24
Year1984
Reliabilityα = .82