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PsyEcology
Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 3, 2012 - Issue 1
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Validación de una escala para medir restauración psicológica asociada a comportamientos sustentables

Validation of a scale assessing psychological restoration associated with sustainable behaviours

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Pages 27-40 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

Partiendo de la idea de que las acciones sustentables pueden ser mantenidas por repercusiones psicológicas positivas, la idea central del presente estudio consistió en probar la hipótesis de que las personas obtienen restauración psicológica a partir de su conducta sustentable y que dicha restauración puede medirse mediante el auto-informe de los individuos. Se elaboró una escala para medir la percepción de posibles efectos restauradores de la práctica de acciones pro-ecológicas y pro-sociales. El instrumento, aplicado a ciento cuarenta habitantes de una ciudad mexicana, contenía 16 reactivos que medían, como sub-esca- las, las dimensiones de evasión, fascinación, extensión y compatibilidad, las que—de acuerdo con la teoría—identifican estados restauradores psicológicos. Se aplicaron también dos escalas adicionales, midiendo el auto-informe de conductas pro-ecológicas y altruistas. Las sub-escalas de restauración demostraron consistencia interna, confirmaron la estructura tetra-dimensional esperada, pero posibilitando la emergencia de un factor de orden superior (restauración psicológica asociada a prácticas sustentables). Lo anterior fue asumido como evidencia de validez convergente de constructo. Dado que este factor de segundo orden se correlacionó significativamente con las medidas de altruismo y conducta pro-ecológica, los resultados señalan también validez de criterio para el instrumento aquí probado. Se propone su utilización en estudios encaminados a probar las repercusiones psicológicas positivas de la sustentabilidad.

Abstract

Grounded in the idea that sustainable actions can be maintained through positive psychological repercussions, the main aim of this study was to demonstrate the hypothesis that people achieve psychological restoration through their sustainable behaviour and that this restoration can be measured through self-reporting measures. A scale was developed to assess the perception of the possible restorative effects of engaging in pro-environmental and pro-social actions. The instrument, administered to one hundred and forty inhabitants of a Mexican city, contained 16 items that measured, as sub-scales, the dimensions of being away, fascination, extent and compatibility which—according to the theory—identify psychological restorative states. Two additional scales were also administered, measuring the self-reporting of pro-environmental and altruistic behaviours. The restoration sub-scales displayed internal consistency, confirmed the expected four-dimensional structure, whilst also facilitating the emergence of a higher-order factor (psychological restoration associated with sustainable practices). The above was taken as evidence of construct convergent validity. Given that this second-order factor significantly correlated with the measures of altruism and pro-environmental behaviour, the results also indicate criterion validity for the instrument tested here. Its use is proposed in studies aimed at demonstrating the positive psychological effects of sustainability.

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