Spanish version of the new ecological paradigm scale for children

• José Antonio Corraliza ^[1] ; Silvia Collado Salas ^[1] ; Lisbeth Bethelmy Rincón ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº. 16, 2013, págs. 1-8
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2013.46
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  • The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale has been extensively used to measure adults� environmental attitudes. However, it has only recently been adapted for use with children. This paper presents a Spanish version of the NEP Scale for Children, examines children�s ecological beliefs according to socio-demographic variables as well as the relationship between children�s ecological beliefs and pro-environmental behavior. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted, followed by confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, the instrument�s internal consistency was studied and links between environmental attitudes, age, and ecological behavior in children were examined through correlation analyses. The results show that children�s ecological worldviews can be described by a dimension called �overall ecocentrism�. Analysis of variance demonstrated that children from rural areas exhibit a more ecocentric worldview than those from urban areas. The results also denote gender differences.

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