Michele Biasutti|Sara Frate
A validity and reliability study of the Attitudes toward Sustainable Development scale
University of Padua|University of Padua
article describes development validation attitudes toward sustainable development scale quantitative 20item scale measures italian university students attitudes toward sustainable development total 484 undergraduate students completed questionnaire validity reliability scale statistically tested computing kmo bartlett tests via exploratory factor analysis descriptive statistics cronbachs alpha confirmatory factor analysis multigroup invariance testing results principal components factor analysis show scale consists following four dimensions five items environment economy society education overall structure measurement scale confirmed confirmatory factor analysis multigroup invariance testing internal reliability found using cronbachs alpha varies 660 854 results show instrument meets validity reliability criteria demonstrate utility scale applied detect differences sustainable development attitudes among students pursuing degrees psychology agriculture relevant differences detected dimensions environment society attitudes toward sustainable development scale could useful understanding ways students think sustainability issues could used investigate relationship sustainability attitudes variables