Adaptive General Ecological Behaviour Scale

Short Description: The adaptive General Ecological Behavior scale (a-GEB) was designed to provide an economic assessment of a person’s propensity to engage in an ecological lifestyle. As such, it is especially useful for promoting sustainable development in science-based policy making. Its construct validity and external validity were previously established for non-adaptive versions (e.g., Kaiser, Byrka, & Hartig, 2010).

Methodological Details: 50 self-report items. Examples include “For going to work or school, I use the bike, public transport or I go by foot.”, “I purchased a solar energy plant.” and “In the winter I turn down my heating when I leave my apartment for more than four hours.”

Available Papers:

Otto, Siegmar, Ulf Kröhne, and David Richter. 2018. The dominance of introspective measures and what this implies: The example of environmental attitude. PLOS ONE 13 (2), e0192907. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192907)

Contact	Year	Respondents	Dataset	Variables	Availability	Field	Method
Sigmar Otto, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg [E-Mail], Florian G. Kaiser, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg [E-Mail]	2012	474	inno	geb1020, geb2003, geb1018, geb2007, geb2018, geb1007, geb2004, geb1031, geb1022, geb1027, geb2014, geb2016, geb1011, geb2012, geb1005, geb1017, geb2013, geb1025, geb1019, geb1010, geb2008, geb2011, geb1014, geb2010, geb2002, geb1024, geb_theta, geb1023, geb1004, geb1013, geb1003, geb1008, geb_first, geb1021, geb2006, geb1026, geb1006, geb2017, geb1032, geb2015, geb1028, geb1012, im_geb, geb1009, geb1001, geb1016, geb1015, geb1030, geb2005, geb2001, geb1029, geb_se, geb1002, geb2009	04/2015	Psychology	Survey items