The original New Environmental Paradigm Scale of 1978 consisted
of 12 items; however, the revised scale, called the New
Ecological Paradigm, contains 15 items (Dunlap et al., 2000).
Higher NEP scores correspond to an ecocentric orientation (NEP),
indicating that the respondent places priority on the preservation
of natural resources, whereas low values indicate an anthropocentric
orientation, or the Dominant Social Paradigm (DSP),
wherein priority is placed on the utilitarian value of natural resources.
We use a simplified version of the revised NEP scale
containing ten items.