Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, cilt.15, sa.76, ss.62-73, 2025 (Scopus)
The main purpose of this study is to develop the Ecopsychological Sensitivity Scale (ESS) and analyse its psychometric properties. The data for the study was collected in four different stages. A total of 1070 individuals participated in the study. For the first stage, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), data was collected from a total of 416 people: 270 women and 146 men (Mage=31.51; SD=10.11). For the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), data was collected from a total of 499 participants: 321 women and 178 men (Mage=27.59; SD=10.77). In the third stage, in order to test criterion-related validity, data was collected from a total of 110 people: 75 women and 35 men (Mage=26.39; SD=10.17). In the fourth stage, data was collected from a total of 45 people, 33 women and 12 men, in order to measure test-retest reliability (Mage=24.19; SD=9.17). As a result of EFA, a structure consisting of 14 items and two sub-dimensions was obtained. CFA results performed to verify the obtained structure showed that the fit indices of the scale were at an acceptable level. In criterion validity analyses, significant relationships were found between the ESS and similar scales. In the reliability analysis, the Cronbach alpha coefficient of the developed ESS was calculated as .94, the environmental sensitivity sub-dimension was .88, and the environmental integration sub-dimension was calculated as .91. In this study, it was concluded that the ESS, which was developed to measure the ecopsychological sensitivity levels of adult individuals, is a valid and reliable measurement tool. It is thought that it will be useful to researchers in terms of using it in future studies on ecopsychology.