Journal article
Development of a scale for measuring invasive plant environmentalism
Journal of applied measurement, Vol.1(3), pp.219-237
2000
PMID: 12029169
Abstract
The ecological impact of invasive plant species is a serious concern among environmental scientists and conservationists. Educating the public about invasive plant issues is a major hurdle, given that several invaders come into the environment through ornamental gardening. An important first step in planning an educational program concerning invasive plant issues is to assess public knowledge and attitudes concerning these issues. This paper describes the development of an instrument that measures invasive plant environmentalism. Responses from 237 nursery customers from the southeastern U.S. to a 17-item standardized interview were scaled using the partial credit model, a member of the family of Rasch (1960) measurement models. Our results indicate that the instrument adequately measures this construct. Substantive interpretations of the results are also discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development of a scale for measuring invasive plant environmentalism
- Creators
- E. W. Wolfe - Michigan State UniversityH. Dozier - Michigan State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied measurement, Vol.1(3), pp.219-237
- PMID
- 12029169
- NLM abbreviation
- J Appl Meas
- ISSN
- 1529-7713
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9985123941802771
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