Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

6-2011

Abstract

People spend most of their time indoors, where air pollution levels rival and often exceed those outdoors for a number of important pollutants. Yet, little is known about people’s knowledge of indoor environmental hazards. The purpose of the current study was to construct a measure of indoor environmental knowledge. A set of 78 true/false items were developed with input from a panel of experts. The set of items was truncated with traditional item analyses, resulting in a reliable set of 21 items (α = .79). Concurrent validity was established by a significant correlation between the indoor environmental knowledge (IEK) scale and an established measure of science literacy (r = 0.44, p

Keywords

Indoor environment, Science literacy, Knowledge, Scale development, Environmental risk, Environmental hazard

Discipline

Environmental Sciences | Place and Environment | Science and Mathematics Education

Research Areas

Integrative Research Areas

Publication

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volume

31

Issue

2

First Page

137

Last Page

146

ISSN

0272-4944

Identifier

10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.08.003

Publisher

Elsevier

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.08.003

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