Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version
The detrimental effect of human behavior on the environment is undeniable. Attitudes are recognized as a predictor of the pro-environmental behavior; therefore, having good quality tools in Colombia to measure them is strategic to assess interventions. This study aims to establish psychometric indic...
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| description | The detrimental effect of human behavior on the environment is undeniable. Attitudes are recognized as a predictor of the pro-environmental behavior; therefore, having good quality tools in Colombia to measure them is strategic to assess interventions. This study aims to establish psychometric indicators for the pro-environmental attitudes questionnaire (PEAQ) Colombian version to a sample of 415 volunteers (53% women and 47% men) aged 18–70 years (M = 40.28; SD = 14.06). We used the 28-item PEAQ already linguistically adapted for Colombia. We applied the following questionnaires: Environmental awareness (EA) (11 items), environmental values (EV) (4 items), and the pro-environmental at work questionnaire (PEWQ) (31 items). We used a one-parameter Rasch model and Winsteps program to assess the PEAQ's one-dimensionality and item statistics by gender, and estimated Spearman's rho coefficient between the PEAQ scores and the scales for concurrent validity. The PEAQ in this study has 24 items because 4 items did not fit into the Rasch model criteria. Its one-dimensionality was supported by an explained variance (43%) and the first residual variance (12%). The coefficients, α = 0.95 and Ω = 0.95; Rasch for persons = 0.90; and Rasch for items = 0.95. The correlation between the PEAQ and the EC, EV, and PEWQ scales were Spearman's rho coefficient = 0.859 (p ≤ 0.001), 0.795 (p ≤ 0.001), and 0.885 (p ≤ 0.001), respectively. Thus, the PEAQ Colombian version's psychometric indicators support it as a valid and reliable instrument to measure pro-environmental attitudes in this country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ebf85e45a324cd39c932ca37f5ffd952022-12-22T03:01:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-07-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.886769886769Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian VersionWillian Sierra Barón0Alba Lucia Meneses Baez1Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, ColombiaFaculty of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Colombia, Bogotá, ColombiaThe detrimental effect of human behavior on the environment is undeniable. Attitudes are recognized as a predictor of the pro-environmental behavior; therefore, having good quality tools in Colombia to measure them is strategic to assess interventions. This study aims to establish psychometric indicators for the pro-environmental attitudes questionnaire (PEAQ) Colombian version to a sample of 415 volunteers (53% women and 47% men) aged 18–70 years (M = 40.28; SD = 14.06). We used the 28-item PEAQ already linguistically adapted for Colombia. We applied the following questionnaires: Environmental awareness (EA) (11 items), environmental values (EV) (4 items), and the pro-environmental at work questionnaire (PEWQ) (31 items). We used a one-parameter Rasch model and Winsteps program to assess the PEAQ's one-dimensionality and item statistics by gender, and estimated Spearman's rho coefficient between the PEAQ scores and the scales for concurrent validity. The PEAQ in this study has 24 items because 4 items did not fit into the Rasch model criteria. Its one-dimensionality was supported by an explained variance (43%) and the first residual variance (12%). The coefficients, α = 0.95 and Ω = 0.95; Rasch for persons = 0.90; and Rasch for items = 0.95. The correlation between the PEAQ and the EC, EV, and PEWQ scales were Spearman's rho coefficient = 0.859 (p ≤ 0.001), 0.795 (p ≤ 0.001), and 0.885 (p ≤ 0.001), respectively. Thus, the PEAQ Colombian version's psychometric indicators support it as a valid and reliable instrument to measure pro-environmental attitudes in this country.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.886769/fullColombian workersinstrument reliabilityinstrument validityRasch modelpro-environmentally attitudesPEAQ |
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| title | Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version |
| title_full | Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version |
| title_short | Psychometric Indicators of the Pro-environmental Attitudes' Questionnaire: Colombian Version |
| title_sort | psychometric indicators of the pro environmental attitudes questionnaire colombian version |
| topic | Colombian workers instrument reliability instrument validity Rasch model pro-environmentally attitudes PEAQ |
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