Existing attempts to measure Sense of Place (SOP) are open to a number of di¡erent interpretations, some of
which are well established in attitude research. Attitude theory can provide a basis for conceiving of SOP as
cognitive, a¡ective and conative relationships with human environments. In this study, Sense of Place was
de¢ned as a multidimensional construct comprising: (1) beliefs about the relationship between self and place;
(2) feelings toward the place; and (3) the behavioral exclusivity of the place in relation to alternatives. A 12-
item SOP scale, consistent with a multidimensional theoretical prescription, was developed and subsequently
tested in the ¢eld with a sample of lakeshore property owners in northern Wisconsin (n= 282). A number of
measurement models based on attitude structure were posed as potential explanations of the scale's construct
validity. Results suggested that the SOP scale measured a general Sense of Place dimension that gained ex-
pression in property owners' thoughts, feelings and behavioral commitments for their lakeshore properties.
This general evaluative dimension was more explanatory of observed responses than were the three univariate
dimensions having interpretations consistent with place identity, place attachment, and place dependence.
The dominance of the SOP factor over the narrower dimensions was prevalent in three di¡erent measurement
models that posited both general and speci¢c factors. Future research in this vein could be oriented towards
re£ecting the domains of attitude more closely, rather than being organized around the domains of sense of
place as described in the literature.
There are a plethora of concepts describing the re-
lationship between people and spatial settings, but
Sense of Place (SOP) is perhaps the most general.
Our research uses an attitude framework to assess
whether SOP encompasses place concepts commonly
addressed in environmental psychology: Attach-
ment, Identity, and Dependence. It is useful to con-
sider sense of place as an attitude towards a spatial
setting especially since the constructs noted above
share strong similarities to the a¡ective, cognitive
and conative components of attitude, respectively.
An attitude approach o¡ers place research a num-
ber of bene¢ts: (1) organization of rather disorga-
nized constructs, (2) linkage to established
literature, and (3) established research methods.
Sense of Place has been referred to as an over-
arching concept which subsumes other concepts de-
scribing relationships between human beings and
Existing attempts to measure Sense of Place (SOP) are open to a number of di¡erent interpretations, some ofwhich are well established in attitude research. Attitude theory can provide a basis for conceiving of SOP ascognitive, a¡ective and conative relationships with human environments. In this study, Sense of Place wasde¢ned as a multidimensional construct comprising: (1) beliefs about the relationship between self and place;(2) feelings toward the place; and (3) the behavioral exclusivity of the place in relation to alternatives. A 12-item SOP scale, consistent with a multidimensional theoretical prescription, was developed and subsequentlytested in the ¢eld with a sample of lakeshore property owners in northern Wisconsin (n= 282). A number ofmeasurement models based on attitude structure were posed as potential explanations of the scale's constructvalidity. Results suggested that the SOP scale measured a general Sense of Place dimension that gained ex-pression in property owners' thoughts, feelings and behavioral commitments for their lakeshore properties.This general evaluative dimension was more explanatory of observed responses than were the three univariatedimensions having interpretations consistent with place identity, place attachment, and place dependence.The dominance of the SOP factor over the narrower dimensions was prevalent in three di¡erent measurementmodels that posited both general and speci¢c factors. Future research in this vein could be oriented towardsre£ecting the domains of attitude more closely, rather than being organized around the domains of sense ofplace as described in the literature.There are a plethora of concepts describing the re-lationship between people and spatial settings, butSense of Place (SOP) is perhaps the most general.Our research uses an attitude framework to assesswhether SOP encompasses place concepts commonlyaddressed in environmental psychology: Attach-ment, Identity, and Dependence. It is useful to con-sider sense of place as an attitude towards a spatialsetting especially since the constructs noted aboveshare strong similarities to the a¡ective, cognitiveand conative components of attitude, respectively.An attitude approach o¡ers place research a num-ber of bene¢ts: (1) organization of rather disorga-nized constructs, (2) linkage to establishedliterature, and (3) established research methods.Sense of Place has been referred to as an over-arching concept which subsumes other concepts de-scribing relationships between human beings and
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