Sustainable Lifestyle Behaviour
Psychology: Values & BeliefsReliability: alpha 0.874 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of self-reported sustainable lifestyle behaviours: energy conservation, sustainable transport, sustainable food, waste reduction, and sustainable consumption.
Sample item(s)
“I take steps to conserve electricity at home”
“I avoid buying products with excessive packaging”
“I prefer plant-based meals over meat-based ones”
“I support sustainable brands”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.87. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with NEP and PEB.
Source & citation
Whitmarsh, L., & O'Neill, S. (2010): Green identity, green living? The role of pro-environmental self-identity in determining consistency across diverse pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 305–314.
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