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Place AttachmentPIS✓ Validated
Place Identity Scale
Proshansky, Fabian & Kaminoff · 1983
Overview
Measures the degree to which specific places are incorporated into an individual's self-concept and personal identity. Captures the symbolic dimensions of place — how places represent who we are, where we come from, and what we value — as distinct from functional attachment (place dependence) and emotional attachment (place attachment).
Measure Details
Number of Items12 items
Response Scale7-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 7 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Proshansky, Fabian & Kaminoff
Year Published1983
Internal Reliabilityα = .86
DomainPlace Attachment
Citation
Proshansky, H. M., Fabian, A. K., & Kaminoff, R. (1983). Place-identity: Physical world socialization of the self. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 3(1), 57–83.
Keywords
place identityself-conceptsymbolicpersonal identityplacesocializationroots
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At a Glance
Items12
Year1983
Reliabilityα = .86