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Psychometric Properties of the Measure of Love for Nature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2020

Laura Pasca Open the ORCID record for Laura Pasca [Opens in a new window] ,
David Paniagua Open the ORCID record for David Paniagua [Opens in a new window]  and
Juan Ignacio Aragonés Open the ORCID record for Juan Ignacio Aragonés [Opens in a new window]
Laura Pasca*
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense (Spain)
David Paniagua
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense (Spain)
Juan Ignacio Aragonés
Affiliation:
Universidad Complutense (Spain)
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Laura Pasca. Universidad Complutense. 28040 Madrid (Spain). E-mail: laura.pasca@ucm.es
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Abstract

Several instruments have been developed to measure the human beings-nature relationship, one of which is the Love and Care for Nature Scale. Three studies were conducted with the aim of analyzing to what extent the construct of love and care for nature, responds to two empirically different dimensions, as well as conducting a psychometric study of the scale. The analysis of construct components showed a large cluster formed by two others (connectedness and well-being), considered “love for nature”, and one two-items cluster referring to “care” (Study 1, n = 51). Considering the “love” items, it was found that ten of the items present adequate psychometric properties (Study 2, n = 1071), and adequate levels of reliability and validity (Study 3, n = 151). Consequently, an appropriate measure of love of nature is established, while an interesting future research line would be to separately study the scale’s two components.

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connectednesslove for naturenaturewell-being
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 23 , 2020 , e47
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© Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2020

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Conflicts of Interest: None.

Funding Statement: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

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