The intensity of positive or negative affect about a particular environmental topic or a hierarchical attitude system that connects and organizes more specific attitudes about a range of environmental topics
Domain
Society
Qualitative/Quantitative
Quantitative
Primary/Secondary data
Primary data
Source of data
Participants
Time series
Yes, ex ante and ex post
Unit of measurement (observation)
Absolute values
Unit of analysis
Project
Analytical level (logic model)
Context, outcome, impact
Links with indicators in other domains
N/A
Data collection method(s)
Questionnaire shared with participants in CS projects
Data collection item(s)
A questionnaire with scaled answers [range of 1 (Not important at all) to 7 (Supreme importance)]
Average scores for the sub-scales: biospheric (5.46); egoistic (5.48); and altruistic concerns (5.84).
Availability of data
Low
Feasibility
Minimal resources required
Comments/caveats
Pro-environmental attitude is measured by a 12 scale approach. Each scale reflects a different dimension of environmental attitudes. Data collection is done using a questionnaire consisting of several questions per scale. The questionnaire can be shared with participants either online or physically.