Cultural Adaptation and Validity and Reliability Testing of the Plant Awareness Disparity Index (PAD-I) Questionnaire

ΤΟΜΟΣ 7(1), 21-41 (ελληνικά)
Published: Jul 31, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/ees.41013
Keywords:
Plant blindness Lack of plant awareness Plant awareness disparty Education for sustainable development
Alexandros Amprazis
Μεταδιδάκτορας, Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Νηπιαγωγών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7112-3222
Απόστολος Μπουμπουρέκας
Μεταπτυχιακός φοιτητής, Σχολή Κοινωνικών και Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Pinelopi Papadopoulou
Καθηγήτρια, Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Νηπιαγωγών, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-8798
Abstract

Despite the undeniable importance of plants for the planet and human well-being, they are often overlooked and underestimated. This phenomenon, known as «plant blindness», «lack of plant awareness» or «plant awareness disparity», has attracted the interest of many researchers in recent years. The growing recognition of plant organisms' significance in the context of sustainable development further highlights the need for a systematic evaluation of this issue. The present study aims to culturally adapt and examine the validity and reliability of the Plant Awareness Disparity Index (PAD-I) within the Greek context. The PAD-I is a validated research instrument designed to assess “plant blindness,” developed and published in 2022 by the University of Memphis in the United States. The Greek version of the PAD-I demonstrates a similar factorial structure to that of the original instrument, following the removal of three items and the merging of two factors. Moreover, it exhibits a high internal consistency coefficient (α = .823), which reinforces its reliability when administered to the Greek population and enables both the assessment of Greeks’ connection to the plant world and the conduct of cross-cultural comparative studies.

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