Connectedness to nature scale: Psychometric evidence in Brazil
This article aimed to gather evidence of validity and reliability of the Connectedness to Nature Scale in Brazil. Two studies were conducted. A total of 204 people of mean age 33 years (Standard Deviation = 13.83) participated in Study 1 and responded to the demographic questions and Connectedness t...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS) |
| Repositório: | Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7865 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7865 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Psychometric analysis Connectedness to nature Factorial validity Análise psicométrica Conexão com a natureza Validade fatorial |
| Resumo: | This article aimed to gather evidence of validity and reliability of the Connectedness to Nature Scale in Brazil. Two studies were conducted. A total of 204 people of mean age 33 years (Standard Deviation = 13.83) participated in Study 1 and responded to the demographic questions and Connectedness to Nature Scale items. The results of the principal component analysis showed a one-factor structure (á = 0.81). Two hundred and twenty undergraduate students of mean age 23 years (Standard Deviation = 5.82) participated in Study 2 and responded to demographic questions; an adapted version of the Connectedness to Nature Scale was used. Confirmatory factor analysis (ML estimation) confirmed the adequacy of the one-factor structure (Comparative Fit Index = 0.91, Root-Mean-Square Error of Approximation = 0.064), indicating satisfactory internal consistency (á = 0.83). In conclusion, the Connectedness to Nature Scale proved to be a psychometrically appropriate measure to assess general connectedness to nature, and it can therefore be used in future studies. |
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