Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German

Over the recent past, tools have been developed to asses people's connection to and attitudes towards nature due to increasing interest in this topic in society and research. We translated one such questionnaire, the Nature Relatedness Scale, consisting of three subscales (NR-Self, NR-Perspecti...

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Main Authors: Viviane Gallus, Christine Ida Hucke, Katja Butter, Martin Ohlmeyer, Christoph van Thriel
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1507983/full
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Christine Ida Hucke
Katja Butter
Martin Ohlmeyer
Christoph van Thriel
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description Over the recent past, tools have been developed to asses people's connection to and attitudes towards nature due to increasing interest in this topic in society and research. We translated one such questionnaire, the Nature Relatedness Scale, consisting of three subscales (NR-Self, NR-Perspective, NR-Experience) to German. We collected 251 data sets and performed a confirmatory factor analysis, followed by an exploratory factor analysis. The analyses revealed that the reliability of the German NRS as a whole was good. However, they also showed NR-Perspective to be the weakest factor, and that NR-Self was a rather vague construct, closely connected to the other two subscales. Overall, we came to the conclusion that the NRS' three subscales are not as distinct and reliable as expected, and instead suggest a two-factor solution (NR-Presence and NR-Perspective) for use in German.
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spelling doaj-art-c422dc3e83924cc0ad686e10a1bd2e802025-08-20T02:36:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-12-011510.3389/fpsyg.2024.15079831507983Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to GermanViviane Gallus0Christine Ida Hucke1Katja Butter2Martin Ohlmeyer3Christoph van Thriel4Department Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, GermanyDepartment Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, GermanyHuman Health and Consumer Protection, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute of Wood Research, Hamburg, GermanyHuman Health and Consumer Protection, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute of Wood Research, Hamburg, GermanyDepartment Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund, GermanyOver the recent past, tools have been developed to asses people's connection to and attitudes towards nature due to increasing interest in this topic in society and research. We translated one such questionnaire, the Nature Relatedness Scale, consisting of three subscales (NR-Self, NR-Perspective, NR-Experience) to German. We collected 251 data sets and performed a confirmatory factor analysis, followed by an exploratory factor analysis. The analyses revealed that the reliability of the German NRS as a whole was good. However, they also showed NR-Perspective to be the weakest factor, and that NR-Self was a rather vague construct, closely connected to the other two subscales. Overall, we came to the conclusion that the NRS' three subscales are not as distinct and reliable as expected, and instead suggest a two-factor solution (NR-Presence and NR-Perspective) for use in German.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1507983/fullquestionnaire translationconfirmatory factor analysisexploratory factor analysisnature relatednessnature connectednessenvironmental attitudes
spellingShingle Viviane Gallus
Christine Ida Hucke
Katja Butter
Martin Ohlmeyer
Christoph van Thriel
Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
Frontiers in Psychology
questionnaire translation
confirmatory factor analysis
exploratory factor analysis
nature relatedness
nature connectedness
environmental attitudes
title Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
title_full Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
title_fullStr Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
title_full_unstemmed Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
title_short Translation and validation of the Nature Relatedness Scale to German
title_sort translation and validation of the nature relatedness scale to german
topic questionnaire translation
confirmatory factor analysis
exploratory factor analysis
nature relatedness
nature connectedness
environmental attitudes
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1507983/full
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