Development, Psychometric Qualities, and Cross-Validation of the Leave No Trace Attitudinal Inventory and Measure (LNT AIM)

This article discusses the process undertaken to develop and validate the Leave No Trace (LNT) Attitudinal Inventory and Measure (LNT AIM), an instrument designed to measure attitudes regarding specific practices addressed by the LNT Principles for Responsible Recreation. We envision this tool being...

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Published in:Journal of leisure research 2012-06, Vol.44 (2), p.234-256
Main Authors: Vagias, Wade M., Powell, Robert B., Moore, D. DeWayne, Wright, Brett A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude Measures
Attitudes
Behavior
Best practice
Best Practices
Boys clubs
Camping
Company business management
confirmatory factor analysis
Ecology
Education
Environmental protection
Factor Analysis
Interpretive programs (Parks and museums)
Investigations
Knowledge
Knowledge Level
Land use planning
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace Attitudinal Inventory and Measure
Literature Reviews
Management
Managers
Measurement
Multiple Choice Tests
National parks
Necessity
Outdoor Leadership
Outdoors
Parks & recreation areas
Principles
Programming
Property
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Recreation areas
Scale development
Studies
Summer
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Summary:This article discusses the process undertaken to develop and validate the Leave No Trace (LNT) Attitudinal Inventory and Measure (LNT AIM), an instrument designed to measure attitudes regarding specific practices addressed by the LNT Principles for Responsible Recreation. We envision this tool being useful for determining the necessity for LNT educational programming or for evaluating existing LNT education efforts. A mailed questionnaire was used to collect data from overnight backcountry visitors who had recently visited one of two U.S. National Park Service Units during the summer, 2007. The final measurement model exhibited satisfactory psychometric fit properties across both samples and is largely consistent with the conceptual framework used to develop the measure.
ISSN:0022-2216
2159-6417
DOI:10.1080/00222216.2012.11950263