Table 2 Items of the Affective Attitude section from the questionnaire for citizen scientists of the project Care4Seals in Autumn 2022 in the Adriatic-Ionian region, divided in subsections by type of attitude and with score values. Items that are reversescored are marked with (RS)
From: Citizen science in eDNA monitoring for Mediterranean monk seal conservation
Item | Statement | Subsection | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
11 | I care about the monk seals | Caring value | 1–5 |
12 | It is important to protect the monk seals | Caring value | 1–5 |
13 | Habitats of monk seals should be preserved | Caring value | 1–5 |
14 | The importance given to the monk seal conservation is exaggerated (RS) | Caring value | 1–5 |
15 | I am interested in the monk seal conservation | Interest feeling | 1–5 |
16 | I am indifferent to the poaching of monk seals (RS) | Interest feeling | 1–5 |
17 | I want to play an active role in monk seal conservation | Interest feeling | 1–5 |
18 | I want to involve other people in monk seal conservation | Interest feeling | 1–5 |
19 | My role in the monk seal conservation is negligible (RS) | Self-efficacy belief | 1–5 |
20 | I am proud of my role in monk seal conservation | Self-efficacy belief | 1–5 |
21 | I often think about how my actions affect the monk seal conservation | Self-efficacy belief | 1–5 |
22 | I make the difference for the monk seal conservation | Self-efficacy belief | 1–5 |