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Year 2015, Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1370 - 1383, 20.02.2015
https://doi.org/10.17051/io.2015.95299

Abstract

This study aimed to adapt Nature Relatedness (NR) Scale into Turkish. This scale was developed by Nisbet, Zelenski and Murphy (2009) to measure cognitive, affective and physical connection of people with nature. While the instrument was being adapted to Turkish, the characteristics of Turkish language, cultural, social and environmental structures were considered. During the translation process, expert opinions were taken for the language validity. Data set was collected from 859 (449 female, 408 male, 2 participants did not indicate gender) university students. In order to provide construct validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted. EFA results revelaed that the scale included three dimensions with 44.71% variation. CFA analysis indicated good fit indices (RMSEA= .078, CFI= .94 GFI= .87, X2/sd= 4.78). These three sub-dimensions were NR-self, NR-perspective and NR-experience. Cronbach-alpha reliability coefficient of NR scale was found as .88. As for reliability, Cronbach-alpha reliability coefficient of NR-self, NR-perspective and NR-experience were found respectively as .87, .74 and .73. Furthermore, to support construct vailidity the relationships between NR and pro-environmental behaviors, NR and environmental concerns and NR and frequency of outdoor activities were investigated. The results revealed that Turkish version of the Nature Relatedness Scale was a reliable and valid instrument and the scale was explained well with three factors

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  • Arbuthnot, J. (1 977). The roles of attitudinal and personality variables in the prediction of environmental behavior and knowledge. Environment and Behavior, 9, 217-232.
  • Büyüköztürk, S. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı: istatistik, araştırma deseni, SPSS uygulamaları ve yorum. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
  • Costello, A. B., & Osborne, J. W. (2005). Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: Four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 10, 1–9.
  • Çokluk, Ö., Şekercioğlı, G. & Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için çok değişkenli istatistik. Tek ve çok değişkenli dağılımlar için sayıltıların analizi, lojistik regresyon analizi, discriminant regresyon analizi, küme analiz, açımlayıcı factor analizi, doğrulayıcı factor analizi, yol analizi,. Ankara, Pegem yayıncılık.
  • Dunlap, R. E., & Mertig, A. G. (1995). Global concern for the environment: Is affluence a prerequisite? Journal of Social Issues, 51, 121-137.
  • Dutcher, D.D., Finley, J.C., Lullof, A.E., & Johnson, J.B. (2007). Connectivity with nature as a measure of Environmental Values. Environment and Behavior,39 (4), 474-493.
  • Ernst, J., & Theimer, S. (2011). Evaluating the effects of environmental education programming on connectedness to nature. Environmental Education Effects, 17(5), 577-598.
  • Erten, S. (2005). Okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarında çevre dostu davranışların araştırılması. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 28, 91-100.
  • Erten, S., & Aydoğdu, C. (2011). Türkiyeli ve Azerbaycanlı öğrencilerde, ekosentrik, antroposentrik ve çevreye karşı antipatik tutum anlayışları. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 41, 158-169.
  • Fisher, A. (2002). Radical ecopsychology: Psychology in the service of life. New York: State University of New York Press.
  • Hines, J. M., Hungerford, H. R., & Tomera, A. N. (1987). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behavior: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Education, 18, 1-8.
  • Howell, A. J., Dopko, R. L., Passmore, H. A., & Buro, K. (2011). Nature connectedness: Associations with well-being and mindfulness. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(2), 166-171.
  • Kaiser, F. G., Wölfing, S., & Fuhrer, U. (1999). Environmental attitude and ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 1-19.
  • Kaplan, S. (2000). New ways to promote proenvironmental behavior: Human nature and environmentally responsible behavior. Journal of social issues, 56(3), 491-508.
  • Kollmuss, A., & Agyeman, J. (2002). Mind the gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior? Environmental Education Research, 8(3), 239–260.
  • Leopold, A. (1966). A sand county almanac: With essays on conservation from round river.New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Louv, R. (2010). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficitdisorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books.
  • Marcinkowski, T. J. (1988) An analysis of correlates and predictors of responsible environmental behavior. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
  • Mayer, F. S., & Frantz, C. M. (2004). The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals’ feeling in community with nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 503-515.
  • Migliarese, N.L. (2008). Researching the child-nature connection. California State Parks.
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  • Nordlund, A. M., & Garvill, J. (2002). Value structures behind
  • pro-environmental behaviors. Environment and Behavior, 34(6), 740-756.
  • Orr, D. (2002). Four challenges of sustainability. Conservation Biology 16(6):1457 –1460.
  • Osbaldiston, R., Sheldon K.M. (2003) Promoting internalized motivation for environmentally responsible behavior: a prospective study of environmental goals. Journal of Environmental Psychology 23, 349–357.
  • Oskamp, S. (2000). A sustainable future for humanity? How can psychology help? American Psychologist, 55, 496-508.
  • Pelletier, L. G., Tuson, K. M., Green-Demers, I., Noels K., & Beaton, A. M. (1998). Why are you doing things for the environment? The motivation toward the environment scale (MTES). Journal of Applied Psychology, 28 (5), 437-468.
  • Schermelleh-Engel, K., Moosbrugger, H., & Müller, H. (2003). Evaluating the fit of structural equation models: Tests of significance and descriptive goodness-of-fit measures. Methods of psychological research online, 8(2), 23-74.
  • Schultz, P. W. (2000). Empathizing with nature: The effects of perspective taking on concern for environmental issues. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 391-406
  • Schultz, P.W. (2001). The structure of environmental concern: concern for self, other people, and the biosphere. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21(4), 327-339
  • Schultz, P. W., Shriver, C., Tabanico, J., & Khazian, A. (2004). Implicit connections with nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 31–42.
  • Stek, L., & Vlek, C. (2009). Encouraging pro-environmental behavior: An integrative review and research agenda. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29, 309-317.
  • Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş: Temel ilkeler ve LİSREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Ekinoks.
  • Tabachnick, B.G., & Fidel, L.S. (2001). Using multivariate statistics. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Tam, K. P. (2013). Concepts and measures related to connection to nature: Similarities and differences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 34, 64-78
  • Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1990). What makes a recycler? A comparison of recyclersand nonrecyclers. Environment and Behavior, 22, 55-73.

Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu

Year 2015, Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1370 - 1383, 20.02.2015
https://doi.org/10.17051/io.2015.95299

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Nisbet, Zelenski ve Murphy (2009) tarafından geliştirilen doğayla ilişki (Dİ) ölçeğinin Türkçeye
uyarlanmasıdır. Ölçek bireylerin doğa ile olan bilişsel, duyuşsal ve fiziksel bağlantılarını ölçmek için geliştirilmiştir.
Türkçe’ye uyarlama çalışması yürütülürken Türk Dili’nin özellikleri, ülke kültürü, sosyal yapısı ve çevresel özellikleri
de göz önünde bulundurulmuştur. Çeviri işlemi sonrasında dil geçerliliği için uzmanlara danışılmıştır. Ölçek 859 (449
kadın, 408 erkek, 2 katılımcı cinsiyetlerini belirtmemiştir) üniversite öğrencisine uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin yapı
geçerliliğini sağlamak için açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi kullanılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları
ölçeğin 3 boyutta %44,71 varyans açıkladığını ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) sonucunda üç boyutlu bu yapının
iyi uyum verdiği bulunmuştur (RMSEA= 0,078; CFI= 0,94; GFI= 0,87; X2/sd= 4,78). Bu alt boyutlar; Dİ-deneyim,
Dİ-perspektif ve Dİ-özbenliktir. Ölçeğin güvenirlik analizi sonucunda iç tutarlılık katsayısının 0,88 olduğu
bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin Dİ-özbenlik boyutu için iç tutarlılık katsayısı 0,87; Dİ-perspektif ve Dİ-deneyim boyutları için
sırasıyla 0,74 ve 0,73 bulunmuştur. Ayrıca yapı geçerliliğini desteklemek için ölçeğin çevre dostu davranışlar, çevresel
endişe ve doğada yapılan aktivitelerin sıklığı ile ilişkisi incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, doğayla ilişki ölçeğinin Türkçe
versiyonunun güvenilir ve geçerli bir ölçek olduğunu ve üç faktör kapsamında iyi düzeyde açıklandığını
göstermektedir.

References

  • Allen, J. B., & Ferran, J. L. (1999). Environmental locus of control, sympathy, and pro-environmental, behavior. A Test of Geller’s Actively Caring Hypothesis. Environmental and Behavior, 31(3), 338-353.
  • Arbuthnot, J. (1 977). The roles of attitudinal and personality variables in the prediction of environmental behavior and knowledge. Environment and Behavior, 9, 217-232.
  • Büyüköztürk, S. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı: istatistik, araştırma deseni, SPSS uygulamaları ve yorum. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
  • Costello, A. B., & Osborne, J. W. (2005). Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: Four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 10, 1–9.
  • Çokluk, Ö., Şekercioğlı, G. & Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için çok değişkenli istatistik. Tek ve çok değişkenli dağılımlar için sayıltıların analizi, lojistik regresyon analizi, discriminant regresyon analizi, küme analiz, açımlayıcı factor analizi, doğrulayıcı factor analizi, yol analizi,. Ankara, Pegem yayıncılık.
  • Dunlap, R. E., & Mertig, A. G. (1995). Global concern for the environment: Is affluence a prerequisite? Journal of Social Issues, 51, 121-137.
  • Dutcher, D.D., Finley, J.C., Lullof, A.E., & Johnson, J.B. (2007). Connectivity with nature as a measure of Environmental Values. Environment and Behavior,39 (4), 474-493.
  • Ernst, J., & Theimer, S. (2011). Evaluating the effects of environmental education programming on connectedness to nature. Environmental Education Effects, 17(5), 577-598.
  • Erten, S. (2005). Okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarında çevre dostu davranışların araştırılması. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 28, 91-100.
  • Erten, S., & Aydoğdu, C. (2011). Türkiyeli ve Azerbaycanlı öğrencilerde, ekosentrik, antroposentrik ve çevreye karşı antipatik tutum anlayışları. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 41, 158-169.
  • Fisher, A. (2002). Radical ecopsychology: Psychology in the service of life. New York: State University of New York Press.
  • Hines, J. M., Hungerford, H. R., & Tomera, A. N. (1987). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behavior: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Education, 18, 1-8.
  • Howell, A. J., Dopko, R. L., Passmore, H. A., & Buro, K. (2011). Nature connectedness: Associations with well-being and mindfulness. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(2), 166-171.
  • Kaiser, F. G., Wölfing, S., & Fuhrer, U. (1999). Environmental attitude and ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 1-19.
  • Kaplan, S. (2000). New ways to promote proenvironmental behavior: Human nature and environmentally responsible behavior. Journal of social issues, 56(3), 491-508.
  • Kollmuss, A., & Agyeman, J. (2002). Mind the gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior? Environmental Education Research, 8(3), 239–260.
  • Leopold, A. (1966). A sand county almanac: With essays on conservation from round river.New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Louv, R. (2010). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficitdisorder. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books.
  • Marcinkowski, T. J. (1988) An analysis of correlates and predictors of responsible environmental behavior. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
  • Mayer, F. S., & Frantz, C. M. (2004). The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of individuals’ feeling in community with nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 503-515.
  • Migliarese, N.L. (2008). Researching the child-nature connection. California State Parks.
  • Nisbet, E. K. (2005). The human nature connection: Increasing nature relatedness, environmental concern, and well-being through education. Unpublished master’s thesis. Carleton University, Canada.
  • Nisbet, E. K., Zelenski, J. M., & Murphy, S. A. (2009). The nature relatedness scale linking individuals’ connection with nature to environmental concern and behavior. Environment and Behavior, 41(5), 715-740.
  • Nordlund, A. M., & Garvill, J. (2002). Value structures behind
  • pro-environmental behaviors. Environment and Behavior, 34(6), 740-756.
  • Orr, D. (2002). Four challenges of sustainability. Conservation Biology 16(6):1457 –1460.
  • Osbaldiston, R., Sheldon K.M. (2003) Promoting internalized motivation for environmentally responsible behavior: a prospective study of environmental goals. Journal of Environmental Psychology 23, 349–357.
  • Oskamp, S. (2000). A sustainable future for humanity? How can psychology help? American Psychologist, 55, 496-508.
  • Pelletier, L. G., Tuson, K. M., Green-Demers, I., Noels K., & Beaton, A. M. (1998). Why are you doing things for the environment? The motivation toward the environment scale (MTES). Journal of Applied Psychology, 28 (5), 437-468.
  • Schermelleh-Engel, K., Moosbrugger, H., & Müller, H. (2003). Evaluating the fit of structural equation models: Tests of significance and descriptive goodness-of-fit measures. Methods of psychological research online, 8(2), 23-74.
  • Schultz, P. W. (2000). Empathizing with nature: The effects of perspective taking on concern for environmental issues. Journal of Social Issues, 56, 391-406
  • Schultz, P.W. (2001). The structure of environmental concern: concern for self, other people, and the biosphere. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21(4), 327-339
  • Schultz, P. W., Shriver, C., Tabanico, J., & Khazian, A. (2004). Implicit connections with nature. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 31–42.
  • Stek, L., & Vlek, C. (2009). Encouraging pro-environmental behavior: An integrative review and research agenda. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29, 309-317.
  • Şimşek, Ö. F. (2007). Yapısal eşitlik modellemesine giriş: Temel ilkeler ve LİSREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Ekinoks.
  • Tabachnick, B.G., & Fidel, L.S. (2001). Using multivariate statistics. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Tam, K. P. (2013). Concepts and measures related to connection to nature: Similarities and differences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 34, 64-78
  • Vining, J., & Ebreo, A. (1990). What makes a recycler? A comparison of recyclersand nonrecyclers. Environment and Behavior, 22, 55-73.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Birgül Çakır

Güliz Karaarslan This is me

Elvan Şahin

Hamide Ertepınar This is me

Publication Date February 20, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015 Volume: 14 Issue: 4

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APA Çakır, B., Karaarslan, G., Şahin, E., Ertepınar, H. (2015). Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu. İlköğretim Online, 14(4), 1370-1383. https://doi.org/10.17051/io.2015.95299
AMA Çakır B, Karaarslan G, Şahin E, Ertepınar H. Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu. EEO. November 2015;14(4):1370-1383. doi:10.17051/io.2015.95299
Chicago Çakır, Birgül, Güliz Karaarslan, Elvan Şahin, and Hamide Ertepınar. “Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu”. İlköğretim Online 14, no. 4 (November 2015): 1370-83. https://doi.org/10.17051/io.2015.95299.
EndNote Çakır B, Karaarslan G, Şahin E, Ertepınar H (November 1, 2015) Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu. İlköğretim Online 14 4 1370–1383.
IEEE B. Çakır, G. Karaarslan, E. Şahin, and H. Ertepınar, “Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu”, EEO, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1370–1383, 2015, doi: 10.17051/io.2015.95299.
ISNAD Çakır, Birgül et al. “Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu”. İlköğretim Online 14/4 (November 2015), 1370-1383. https://doi.org/10.17051/io.2015.95299.
JAMA Çakır B, Karaarslan G, Şahin E, Ertepınar H. Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu. EEO. 2015;14:1370–1383.
MLA Çakır, Birgül et al. “Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu”. İlköğretim Online, vol. 14, no. 4, 2015, pp. 1370-83, doi:10.17051/io.2015.95299.
Vancouver Çakır B, Karaarslan G, Şahin E, Ertepınar H. Doğayla İlişki Ölçeğinin Türkçe’ye Adaptasyonu. EEO. 2015;14(4):1370-83.