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Environmental Responsibility Scale Test

Understand how ready someone is to act responsibly for the environment in about 4 minutes. Get clear, practical insights from 18 items to guide training, initiatives, and team fit.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

2/4

Luxury Consumption Limit (LCL)

Measures willingness to limit personal consumption and luxury to reduce environmental impact.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate readiness to limit luxury and consumption for environmental reasons, with room for more consistent restraint.

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2/4

International Level (IL)

Measures concern about global environmental issues and willingness to support international environmental initiatives.

Low support

Moderate support

High support

0 – 1: Low support | 2 – 3: Moderate support | 4: High support

A score of 2 suggests a moderate level of concern about global environmental issues and some willingness to support international environmental initiatives.

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3/18

Environmental Awareness Level (EAL)

This scale measures how aware a person is of environmental issues, where higher scores indicate lower awareness.

High awareness

Moderate awareness

Low awareness

0 – 5: High awareness | 6 – 11: Moderate awareness | 12 – 18: Low awareness

A score of 3 falls in the High awareness range, suggesting strong recognition of environmental issues and their relevance to everyday behavior.

example score

2/4

National Level (NL)

Measures perceived importance of national environmental issues and engagement with government environmental programs at the country level.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate level of concern and engagement with environmental issues at the national level, with some openness to government initiatives but not consistently strong involvement.

example score

2/4

Regional Level (RL)

Measures attitudes toward environmental issues at the city or regional level and willingness to participate in related initiatives.

Low engagement

Moderate engagement

High engagement

0 – 1: Low engagement | 2 – 3: Moderate engagement | 4: High engagement

A score of 2 indicates moderate engagement, suggesting some concern about regional environmental issues and occasional willingness to take part in local initiatives.

example score

2/4

Immediate Living Environment (ILE)

Measures how responsibly a person behaves toward the environment in their immediate surroundings such as home, yard, and neighborhood.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate level of environmental responsibility in close habitat settings, with some consistent eco-friendly actions but room to increase regular involvement.

example score

2/4

Personal Level (PL)

Measures personal environmental responsibility and willingness to follow ecological principles in everyday life.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 1: Low | 2 – 3: Moderate | 4: High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate level of personal environmental responsibility, with some consistent eco-friendly intentions and behaviors but room for greater regularity and commitment.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Students in ecology programs

41%OF USERS

They take it for coursework or research to measure how environmental attitudes align with daily habits and learning goals.

Sustainability project teams

34%OF USERS

They use it to understand a group’s readiness to adopt eco-friendly practices and plan targeted improvements.

Eco-conscious community members

25%OF USERS

They take it out of personal interest to check how consistent their environmental values are with their everyday behavior.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Limit on luxury (Lol)

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0.3 — 1.7

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International level (Il)

Average

2.4

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1.8 — 3.1

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Level of Environmental Awareness (LoEA)

Average

7.7

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5.4 — 10

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State Level (SL)

Average

2.8

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2.1 — 3.4

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Regional level (Rl)

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2.2

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1.6 — 2.7

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Close Habitat (CH)

Average

2.8

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2.2 — 3.4

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Personal level (Pl)

Average

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0.5 — 1.5

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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- In the near future
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- Never
- Not sure
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- In the future
- Never
- Not sure
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- In the near future
- In the future
- Never
- Not sure

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Environmental Responsibility Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

ecology

This self-report measure is used to assess attitudes and self-perceived responsibility related to environmental issues and everyday ecological behavior. The Environmental Responsibility Scale provides a brief structured format for summarizing environmental responsibility beliefs and related behavioral intentions.

Developed by Paul C. Stern, Thomas Dietz, and Linda Steg, it consists of 18 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Responses can be used to characterize individual differences or group-level patterns in perceived environmental responsibility; interpretation is generally based on overall score patterns and the context of administration. In applied or research settings, the Environmental Responsibility Scale may support needs assessment and the evaluation of interventions targeting environmentally responsible attitudes and behaviors.

Author: Linda Steg, Paul C. Stern, Thomas Dietz

Literature: Stern, P. C. Toward a coherent theory of environmentally significant behavior. Journal of Social Issues. 2000.