Sammenlign metoder

	Environmental Concern Scale	Climate Change Attitude Scale
Fagområde	Miljøpsykologi	Miljøpsykologi
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Oprindelsesår	1978	2019
Ophavsperson	Russell H. Weigel and Jeanette Weigel	Hui Li, Marianne C. Monroe
Type	Self-report Likert scale	Self-report belief and attitude scale
Oprindelig kilde	Weigel, R. H., & Weigel, J. (1978). Environmental concern: The development of a measure. Environment and Behavior, 10(1), 3–15.	Li, H., & Monroe, M. C. (2019). Development and validation of the Climate Change Attitude Scale (CCAS). Climatic Change, 152(3–4), 601–613.
Aliasser	ECS, Environmental Attitudes Inventory	CCAS, Climate Attitude Scale
Relaterede	3	4
Resumé	The Environmental Concern Scale (ECS) measures the degree to which individuals worry about and feel affected by environmental problems, pollution, and ecological degradation. Originally developed by Weigel and Weigel (1978), the ECS focuses on emotional and affective responses to environmental issues—anxiety, worry, and perceived personal threat from pollution—rather than abstract values or beliefs. The scale is widely used in public opinion research, conservation communication effectiveness studies, and assessing emotional responses to environmental threats like climate change and air pollution.	The Climate Change Attitude Scale (CCAS) measures individuals' beliefs about climate change causation, severity, and human responsibility, as well as attitudes toward climate action and climate policy. Developed by Li and Monroe (2019) as an extension of general environmental attitude scales, the CCAS focuses specifically on climate change perceptions—whether individuals believe climate change is real, anthropogenic (human-caused), severe, and actionable. The scale is essential for tracking public opinion on climate, identifying populations skeptical of climate science, evaluating climate communication campaign effectiveness, and examining links between climate beliefs and policy support or climate action.