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Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology / Revista Bilingüee de Psicología Ambiental
Volume 10, 2019 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Psychometric properties of the Portuguese Environmental Attitudes Inventory / Propiedades psicométricas del Inventario Portugués de Actitudes Ambientales

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Pages 153-183 | Received 02 Aug 2017, Accepted 27 Nov 2018, Published online: 29 Jan 2019
 

Abstract

This paper aimed to assess the structural validity of the Portuguese version (EAI-PT) of the Environmental Attitudes Inventory using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA showed that all 12 EAI-PT scales have adequate reliabilities. Ten scales loaded heavily on one higher-order factor, whilst scales 5 (confidence in science and technology) and 12 (support for population growth policies) loaded on a different factor; moreover, these scales did not correlate with any other scale, indicating that they are not related to environmental attitudes in the Portuguese population. The removal of these two scales and five items from other scales is suggested, resulting in an EAI-PT version with 95 items and 10 scales. CFA confirmed that a vertical structure of EA with either two second-order factors that reflect the dilemma between Preservation and Utilization or one second-order factor that expresses a bipolar view of environmental attitudes are equally adequate.

Resumen

Este artículo pretende evaluar la validez estructural de la versión portuguesa (EAI-PT) del Inventario de Actitudes Ambientales (Environmental Attitudes Inventory) empleando análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE) y confirmatorio (AFC). El AFE mostró que todas las escalas del EAI-PT eran adecuadamente fiables. Diez escalas cargaron mucho en un factor de orden superior, mientras que las escalas 5 (confianza en la ciencia y la tecnología) y 12 (apoyo para las políticas de control del crecimiento de la población) cargaron en un factor diferente; además, estas escalas no correlacionaron con ninguna otra escala, lo que indica que no están ligadas a actitudes ambientales en la población portuguesa. Se sugiere la eliminación de estas escalas y de cinco ítems de otras escalas, resultando en una versión EAI-PT de 95 ítems y 10 escalas. El AFC confirmó la adecuación de la estructura vertical de las Actitudes Ambientales, ya con dos factores de segundo orden que evidencian el dilema entre Conservación y Utilización, ya con un factor de segundo orden que expresa una visión bipolar de las actitudes ambientales.

Acknowledgements / Agradecimientos

This work was financially supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through projects UID/MAR/00350/2013 and UID/SOC/04020/2013. FCT provided funding for R.B.D. through postdoctoral fellowships (SFRH/BPD/68688/2010; SFRH/BPD/108444/2015). / Este trabajo se ha financiado mediante los proyectos UID/MAR/00350/2013 y UID/SOC/04020/2013 de la Fundación Portuguesa para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FCT). La FCT aportó financiación para R. B. D. Mediante becas postdoctorales (SFRH/BPD/68688/2010; SFRH/BPD/108444/2015).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors./ Los autores no han referido ningún potencial conflicto de interés en relación con este artículo.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/68688/2010];Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/108444/2015];

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