Purpose – To protect the environment and society, research on responsible behavior and personal values
has increased. Values have been identified as important for understanding and predicting environmental
preservation behaviors. The purpose of this study is to analyze the validity and reliability of the
Environmental Portrait Value Questionnaire in the Spanish context.
Design/methodology/approach – The new version of this questionnaire was administered to 742
university students (46.4% male and 53.6% female) from 16 regions in Spain.
Findings – The results of adapting and testing the instrument’s psychometric properties were
consistent with accepted criteria for validity and reliability. Therefore, this updated and contextualized
instrument has the potential to contribute to academic advances in the sense of expanding the empirical
practice of studying environmental values. Fifteen items from the original version were retained,
grouped into four factors as in the original version: Altruistic – five items; Egoistic – four items;
Biospheric – three items; and Hedonic – three items. The final version showed adequate fit indices and
reliability measures.
Originality/value – This instrument is a powerful resource for the Spanish academic community because
using this application it will be possible to assess the degree of commitment of young adults to the goals of
sustainability and environmental protection.
