Table 1.
Cronbach's alpha for questions measuring environmental concern and value orientation.
| Cronbach's alpha | |
|---|---|
| Questions environmental concern | |
| How concerned are you that today's environmental problems will affect …? | |
| Egoistic | α = 0.91 |
| 1. My self | |
| 2. My lifestyle | |
| 3. My health | |
| 4. My future | |
| Altruistic | α = 0.79 |
| 5. All human beings | |
| 6. People close to me | |
| 7. Future generations | |
| 8. My children | |
| Biospheric | α = 0.87 |
| 9. All living things | |
| 10. Plants | |
| 11. Animals | |
| 12. Life at sea | |
| Questions value orientation scale | |
| How important is each of this for you? | |
| Egoistic | α = 0.78 |
| 1. Social power | |
| 2. Wealth | |
| 3. Authority | |
| 4. Influential | |
| 5. Ambitious | |
| Altruistic | α = 0.52 |
| 6. Equality | |
| 7. A world at peace | |
| 8. Social justice | |
| 9. Helpful | |
| Biospheric | α = 0.80 |
| 10. Preventing pollution | |
| 11. Respecting the earth | |
| 12. Unity with nature | |
| 13. Protecting the environment | |
| Environmental concern and value orientation collapsed | |
| 1. Egoistic | α = 0.87 |
| 2. Altruistic | α = 0.79 |
| 3. Biospheric | α = 0.86 |
N = 44.