Eco-Generativity Scale Short Form: Psychometric properties of the Italian version

Environmental challenges are a novel priority for society due to their threats to nature and people’s well- being. The Eco-Generativity Scale Short Form (EGS-SF) is a 16-item questionnaire that measures four factors: ecological generativity, social generativity, environmental identity, and agency/pathways. It was developed in order to study in depth how to increase positive-oriented responses to environmental, career, health and well-being issues. The current study evaluates the psychometric properties of the EGS-SF – Italian version in 161 university students from Italy. We implemented confirmatory factor analysis to evaluate the scale’s factor structure and Cronbach’s alphas to assess internal consistency. The EGS-SF’s concurrent validity was assessed with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Flourishing Scale (FS). The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four-factor higher-order model as having an adequate fit to the data, also demonstrating good internal consistency. The concurrent validity of the Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS-SF) was shown to be satisfactory in relation to both the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Flourishing Scale (FS). Results suggested that the EGS-SF – Italian version has strong psychometric features and may be effectively used in research and intervention in the Italian context.