General Ecological Behavior Scale

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian G. Kaiser ◽  
Mark Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Ecological Behavior

General Ecological Behavior Scale--Expanded Version

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian G. Kaiser ◽  
P. Wesley Schultz ◽  
Jaime Berenguer ◽  
Victor Corral-Verdugo ◽  
Geetika Tankha
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Ecological Behavior

Children's Ecological Behavior Scale--Spanish Version

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Collado ◽  
José A. Corraliza ◽  
Miguel A. Sorrel ◽  
Gary W. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Spanish Version ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Ecological Behavior

scholarly journals Capturing the Environmental Impact of Individual Lifestyles: Evidence of the Criterion Validity of the General Ecological Behavior Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Arnold ◽  
Alexandra Kibbe ◽  
Terry Hartig ◽  
Florian G. Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Smart Meter ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Green Electricity ◽  
Power Company ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Ecological Behavior

Do behavioral measures of ecological lifestyles reflect actual environmental impact? Three convenience samples of German adults ( N = 881) completed such a measure, the General Ecological Behavior (GEB) scale. Their household electricity consumption was self-reported (Study 1), assessed by a smart-meter (Study 2), or reported by the power company (Study 3). The latter two studies controlled for income, which can boost consumption just as it opens possibilities for behaving ecologically. Within and across studies, analyses revealed a negative association between self-reported ecological behavior and electricity consumption (−.18 ≤ rs ≤ −.22), even with adjustment for income. Furthermore, customers in a green electricity program reported more ecological engagement and consumed one third less electricity than did regular customers. These results indicate the criterion validity of the GEB scale for a highly practically relevant criterion and encourage the use of generic behavior measures in efforts to understand and foster more ecological lifestyles.

Assessing General Ecological Behavior

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian G. Kaiser ◽  
Anders Biel
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Situational Influences ◽  
Behavior Difficulties ◽  
Differential Behavior ◽  
Ecological Behavior ◽  
Political Actions ◽  
Measurement Approach

Summary: The General Ecological Behavior (GEB) scale was developed for cross-cultural applications ( Kaiser & Wilson, in press ). The present study compares ecological behavior in Sweden and Switzerland. Questionnaire data from 247 Swedish and 445 Swiss participants are presented. Reliability and internal consistency analyses revealed that the GEB scale was applicable to both the Swedish and Swiss samples. In general, Swiss behave more ecologically than Swedes. Nevertheless, several ecological behaviors turned out to be easier to conduct in Sweden than in Switzerland and vice versa. The GEB scale takes differential behavior difficulties into account that are most likely caused by situational influences. At the same time, the proposed behavior measurement approach guides the search for potentially useful political actions that make it easier for people to behave ecologically in some societies and, thus, can be adopted by others.

Engagement in Health Behavior Scale: Development and initial psychometric evidence

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hung-Bin Sheu ◽  
Abigail S. Y. Dubovi ◽  
Michael M. Gale ◽  
Megan E. Cusick
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Psychometric Evidence
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