Four challenges for measurement in environmental psychology, and how to address them

Article Environmental Studies

When and how pro-environmental attitudes turn into behavior: The role of costs, benefits, and self-control

Annika M. Wyss et al.

Summary: The study found that pro-environmental attitudes are more predictive of pro-environmental behavior when personal costs are low or environmental benefits are high, and self-control is crucial for aligning actions with attitudes.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Environmental Studies

Nature guided imagery: An intervention to increase connectedness to nature

Amanda Coughlan et al.

Summary: This study examined the effect of nature guided imagery on Connectedness to Nature (CN) and found that it significantly increased CN. This suggests that nature guided imagery may be an effective and accessible intervention for promoting CN.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Environmental Studies

The COVID-19 crisis does not diminish environmental motivation: Evidence from two panel studies of decision making and self-reported pro-environmental behavior

Jan Urban et al.

Summary: Based on two preregistered panel studies, the COVID-19 crisis had no uniform effect on pro-environmental behavior and decision making, suggesting that any effects are likely fragmented and specific to certain population segments and not immediately visible.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

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Article Environmental Studies

Offsetting behavioral costs with personal attitude: Identifying the psychological essence of an environmental attitude measure

Florian G. Kaiser et al.

Summary: Through our empirical test, we found that the cost estimates of GEB reflect actual behavioral costs, and the progressively increasing costs are expected impediments that environmental attitude is presumed to offset according to Campbell's paradigm.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2021)

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Review Psychology, Developmental

Systematic Review: The Measurement Properties of the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised in Adolescents With Major Depressive Disorder

Emma Stallwood et al.

Summary: The study systematically assessed the measurement properties of CDRS-R in adolescents with MDD, finding low-quality evidence for construct validity and responsiveness, but very low-quality evidence for interrater reliability. It remains unclear if the instrument appropriately measures depressive symptom severity in adolescent MDD, highlighting the need for further research on its psychometric properties in this population.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (2021)

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Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Cross-Cultural Validation of A Revised Environmental Identity Scale

Susan Clayton et al.

Summary: The study revised the Environmental Identity (EID) scale and tested it in five countries (four continents) with a total of 1717 participants. Results showed strong internal consistency across all locations and significant correlations between EID and behavior as well as environmental concern, indicating its meaningfulness across different cultural contexts.

SUSTAINABILITY (2021)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

COSMIN reporting guideline for studies on measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures

Joel J. Gagnier et al.

Summary: This study developed a set of 71 consensus items for reporting guidelines for primary studies of measurement properties of PROMs, with 35 common items and 41 specific items. These items will guide researchers on including necessary information in their reports, improving completeness of reporting for these important studies.

QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH (2021)

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Article Psychology