Table 1. Preliminary PEB items retained following the pilot study, including results from reliability analyses and confirmatory factor analyses.
Latent Construct | Item Label | Please rate how frequently you have participated in the following activities | Λ | Mean | SD |
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Private Behaviors | Priv-PEB-1 | Bought environmentally friendly and/or energy efficient products | 0.77 | 3.84 | 1.78 |
Priv-PEB-2 | Walked or rode a bike when traveling short distances | 0.55 | 3.38 | 2.17 | |
Priv-PEB-3 | Reused or mended items rather than throwing them away | 0.57 | 4.19 | 1.69 | |
Priv-PEB-4 | Composted food or yard and garden refuse | 0.66 | 2.23 | 2.24 | |
Priv-PEB-5 | Avoided buying products with excessive packaging | 0.80 | 3.26 | 1.98 | |
Priv-PEB-6 | Bought organic vegetables | 0.63 | 3.27 | 2.04 | |
Priv-PEB-7 | Used rechargeable batteries | 0.54 | 3.40 | 2.07 | |
Priv-PEB-8 | Minimized use of heating or air conditioning to limit energy use | 0.59 | 3.93 | 1.85 | |
Priv-PEB-9 | Car-pooled when traveling to a destination | 0.61 | 2.77 | 2.15 | |
Cronbach’s Alpha | 0.86 | ||||
Public Behaviors | Pub-PEB-1 | Talked to others in your community about environmental issues | 0.83 | 2.46 | 2.12 |
Pub-PEB-2 | Worked with others to address an environmental problem or issue | 0.86 | 2.11 | 2.13 | |
Pub-PEB-3 | Participated as an active member in a local environmental group | 0.82 | 1.49 | 1.90 | |
Pub-PEB-4 | Signed a petition about an environmental issue | 0.77 | 2.43 | 2.18 | |
Pub-PEB-5 | Donated money to support local environmental protection | 0.85 | 2.30 | 2.17 | |
Cronbach’s Alpha | 0.91 |
Global Fit Indices: Σ2 = 180.34, df = 76, p<0.001; RMSEA = 0.069; SRMR = 0.048; CFI = 0.950