Methoden vergleichen

	Skala zur Einstellung gegenüber dem Klimawandel	ECS
Fachgebiet	Umweltpsychologie	Umweltpsychologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2019	1978
Urheber	Hui Li, Marianne C. Monroe	Russell H. Weigel and Jeanette Weigel
Typ	Self-report belief and attitude scale	Self-report Likert scale
Wegweisende Quelle	Li, H., & Monroe, M. C. (2019). Development and validation of the Climate Change Attitude Scale (CCAS). Climatic Change, 152(3–4), 601–613.	Weigel, R. H., & Weigel, J. (1978). Environmental concern: The development of a measure. Environment and Behavior, 10(1), 3–15.
Aliasnamen	CCAS, Climate Attitude Scale	ECS, Environmental Attitudes Inventory
Verwandt	4	3
Zusammenfassung	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.	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.