Research Article

AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Number: 27 November 30, 2021
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AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Abstract

People form a whole by interacting with the environment in which they live. With this interaction, the use of natural resources takes place. This study was carried out in a methodological manner in order to develop a measurement tool that will raise awareness for the reduction of damage by focusing on the concept of environmental responsibility with increasing ecological problems. The research was applied to 203 people and a pilot study was conducted. Validity and reliability analyzes were made with the results obtained from this questionnaire. After this, the study was completed by applying the scale, whose validity and reliability was finally provided to 260 individuals. The questionnaires were applied between 16 and January 27, 2021, with the approval. In the study, after the factors were determined by explanatory factor analysis as a result of the plot study applied to 203 people, they were tested with confirmatory factor analysis to test the suitability of the factor structures. The model obtained according to the fit index values was found to fit well. According to the findings obtained from the study, it was determined that the scale is a measurement tool with high validity and reliability. It is recommended to be used in determining ecological footprint awareness.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 30, 2021

Submission Date

May 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

September 13, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Number: 27

APA
Tekindal, M. A., Zabzun, G., Özel, Z., Demirsöz, M., & Tekindal, M. (2021). AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 27, 439-445. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.944221
AMA
1.Tekindal MA, Zabzun G, Özel Z, Demirsöz M, Tekindal M. AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY. EJOSAT. 2021;(27):439-445. doi:10.31590/ejosat.944221
Chicago
Tekindal, Mustafa Agah, Gözde Zabzun, Zeynep Özel, Mert Demirsöz, and Melike Tekindal. 2021. “AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, nos. 27: 439-45. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.944221.
EndNote
Tekindal MA, Zabzun G, Özel Z, Demirsöz M, Tekindal M (November 1, 2021) AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi 27 439–445.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Tekindal, G. Zabzun, Z. Özel, M. Demirsöz, and M. Tekindal, “AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY”, EJOSAT, no. 27, pp. 439–445, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.31590/ejosat.944221.
ISNAD
Tekindal, Mustafa Agah - Zabzun, Gözde - Özel, Zeynep - Demirsöz, Mert - Tekindal, Melike. “AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY”. Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi. 27 (November 1, 2021): 439-445. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.944221.
JAMA
1.Tekindal MA, Zabzun G, Özel Z, Demirsöz M, Tekindal M. AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY. EJOSAT. 2021;:439–445.
MLA
Tekindal, Mustafa Agah, et al. “AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY”. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, no. 27, Nov. 2021, pp. 439-45, doi:10.31590/ejosat.944221.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Agah Tekindal, Gözde Zabzun, Zeynep Özel, Mert Demirsöz, Melike Tekindal. AWARENESS SCALE FOR REDUCING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT: A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY. EJOSAT. 2021 Nov. 1;(27):439-45. doi:10.31590/ejosat.944221

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