Nature exposure scale : Psychometric properties, reliability and validity evidence from Azores (Portugal)

• Author(s): Arroz, Ana Moura ; Picanço, Ana ; Silva, Alexandra R. ; Rosário, Isabel Amorim do ; Gabriel, Rosalina
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6596
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Subject(s): Assessment; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Adults; Adaptation; Validation
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: Portuguese
• Contributor(s): Repositório da Universidade dos Açores

Description

Although exposure to nature has asserted its impact on health and well-being in numerous studies, the way in which it is assessed is still problematic and there are no validated measures for Portuguese-speaking countries. Hence, in this study, we carried out a psychometric analysis of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES), a self-report instrument with four Likert items, from its administration to a convenience sample of 579 adults residing in the Azores (Portugal). Overall, the results of the NES scale show good reliability and adequate divergent and convergent validity. But the understanding of its latent structure must be deepened.