scholarly journals Measurement of proecological attitudes within new ecological paradigm in Polish current settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Dyr ◽  
Monika Prusik
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theoretical Concept ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm Scale

The NEP (New Ecological Paradigm) scale is an internationally used measure of environmental attitudes and a predictor of pro-ecological behaviours (Dunlap, Van Liere, Merting, & Jones, 2000). In the current study we investigate the factor structure of the scale in order to state if it fits the theoretical model concerning the Polish population. We use the GEB (General Ecological Behaviour) scale as a test of the convergent validity of NEP scale results. The online study made use of a convenience sample of people aged 17–68 years, N = 305. Our study revealed that the theoretical concept of the NEP scale, including its five-factorial solution proposed by the authors of the scale, does not fit our results. After having conducted the exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM) we found a two-factorial structure to be more appropriate, but the newly revealed solution was still not completely satisfactory according to the obtained psychometric parameters. Convergent validity of NEP was confirmed. However, socio-demographic characteristics of participants in the study were not related to the frequency of pro-ecological behaviours in general.

Factorial structure of the New Ecological Paradigm scale in two French samples

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 821-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi ◽  
Aurore Marcouyeux ◽  
Elise Renard ◽  
Nicolas Roussiau
Keyword(s):  
Factorial Structure ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Ecological Paradigm ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm Scale

Assessment of A Mobile Educational Coaching App

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-43
Author(s):  
Niousha Shahidi ◽  
Vesselina Tossan ◽  
Silvia Cacho-Elizondo
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Technology Acceptance Model ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Causal Structure ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Educational Coaching ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Type Of School

This article explores which antecedents explain intentions to adopt a mobile coaching app. To that end, this study describes a coaching service designed to guide/encourage students throughout their studies in order to validate a new model of planned behavior based on the Technology Acceptance Model and the Goal-Directed Behavioral theory. The methodology included a short qualitative study and an online survey to examine the theoretical model which is based on scales tested in previous studies. The convenience sample is composed of students (Bachelor and Master/MBA) with the results analyzed using structural equation modelling to test the proposed model's causal structure. The results show different adoption patterns by gender and type of school.

scholarly journals Validating the Scale of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) in Brazilian University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e16410413947
Author(s):  
José Francisco dos Reis Neto ◽  
Celso Correia de Souza ◽  
Taner Douglas Alves Bitencourt ◽  
Cristiano Miranda Cupertino ◽  
Patrício Lauro de Melo Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
New Ecological Paradigm ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Ecological Paradigm

This article brings within two purposes. First it validated the scale of the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) and then analyzed the ecocentrist and anthropocentric attitudes of university students from a Brazilian higher education institution. The original NPE scale of 15 items was used, in the form of a questionnaire and applied in a sample of 241 university students. Before the self-completion of the questionnaires, the university students did not receive the basic concepts of environmental attitudes. Confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used to test the structural model and statistical procedures to describe the sample as to its properties of similarities between the groups of students. The NEP was reduced to 13 items, proving to be reliable and valid to investigate structured and multidimensional environmental attitudes of university students. When analyzing the segmentation of university students, it was identified that women presented a more intense ecocentrist attitude than men. For the other segmentation groups in relation to age range, area of knowledge, semester in progress and course period, they did not present statistically significant differences. However, overall, the scores of university students indicated more ecocentrist than anthropocentrist attitudes. The convenience sample of part of the courses offered by the higher education institution may cause a bias in the research, considering as a limitation of this study. However, with the confirmation of the two-factor model, the results indicate consistency and guide future research to activities related to the environment, such as sustainable tourism, preservation against environmental impacts, among others.

How job resources and personal resources influence work engagement and burnout

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kotze
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Employees Satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a model of the relationships between personal resources (Psychological Capital (PsyCap)) and satisfaction with job resources, and their effect on work engagement and burnout. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from a convenience sample of 407 full-time employees from various public and private sector organisations, using a questionnaire consisting of PsyCap (PCQ-24), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scales, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and a questionnaire measuring job resources (Parker and Hyett, 2011). The data were analysed using variance-based structural equation modelling (SmartPLS 3). Findings The influence of employees’ satisfaction with job resources on both dimensions of burnout (emotional exhaustion and cynicism) was negative and statistically significant. Satisfaction with job resources had a statistically significant positive influence on both dimensions of work engagement (vigour and dedication). PsyCap had a statistically significant positive influence on satisfaction with job resources. Satisfaction with job resources partially mediated the influence of PsyCap on emotional exhaustion and cynicism, and partially on vigour and dedication. Research limitations/implications As this was an exploratory study, it used a convenience sample and a variance-based approach to structural equation modelling (SmartPLS). It is suggested that future researchers replicate the model in different contexts to corroborate the proposed relationships using larger samples, probability-based sampling and a covariance-based approach to structural equation modelling. Practical implications Management must realise that employees’ satisfaction with job resources plays a central role in their work engagement and burnout levels. Workplace practices that reflect respect and care for the employee and the development of employees’ personal resources (i.e. PsyCap) will improve work engagement and reduce burnout. Originality/value This paper fills a gap in the literature by explaining how personal resources (PsyCap) and job resources (the organisation’s perceived respect for the employee and employer care) influence work engagement and burnout via mediation paths.

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