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New Ecological Paradigm Scale
Dunlap, Van Liere, Mertig & Jones · 2000
Overview
A 15-item revised scale assessing pro-ecological worldview and beliefs about humanity's relationship with nature. Measures the degree to which respondents hold a "new ecological paradigm" versus a "dominant social paradigm."
Measure Details
Number of Items15 items
Response Scale5-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Dunlap, Van Liere, Mertig & Jones
Year Published2000
Internal Reliabilityα = .83
DomainEcological Worldview
Citation
Dunlap, R. E., Van Liere, K. D., Mertig, A. G., & Jones, R. E. (2000). New trends in measuring environmental attitudes: Measuring endorsement of the new ecological paradigm. Journal of Social Issues, 56(3), 425–442.
Keywords
worldviewecologicalparadigmbeliefsenvironment
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At a Glance
Items15
Year2000
Reliabilityα = .83