Kang Donghun, Choi Moon
Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Graduate School of Data Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea.
PLoS One. 2025 Feb 6;20(2):e0316315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316315. eCollection 2025.
The political influence of the Anthropocene concept stems from its analytic potential to encompass various disciplines and capture public attention. However, there is a lack of research examining the extent to which the public has adopted the views embodied in the Anthropocene. We developed a scale to measure awareness of the Anthropocene. Based on a thorough review of Anthropocene studies, an initial set of fifteen items was generated to develop the scale. These items were then subjected to an empirical test, using a sample in South Korea (N = 1,668; aged 19 to 90). After a series of reliability and factor analyses, the Anthropocene Awareness Scale was optimized into a unidimensional scale comprising eight items (Cronbach's alpha = 0.88). Designed to explore individual attitudes, the scale could provide quantitative researchers with an entry point into the Anthropocene discourse and facilitate empirical studies that generate evidence for environmental policies and education in the Anthropocene.
人类世概念的政治影响力源于其整合多学科并吸引公众关注的分析潜力。然而，目前缺乏研究来考察公众接受人类世所体现观点的程度。我们开发了一个量表来衡量对人类世的认知。在对人类世研究进行全面回顾的基础上，生成了一组由十五个项目组成的初始量表。然后，利用韩国的一个样本（N = 1668；年龄在19至90岁之间）对这些项目进行实证检验。经过一系列的信度和因子分析后，人类世认知量表被优化为一个包含八个项目的单维度量表（克朗巴哈系数α = 0.88）。该量表旨在探究个体态度，可为定量研究人员进入人类世话语提供切入点，并促进为人类世环境政策和教育提供证据的实证研究。
