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

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Published: Apr 6, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.7523
Keywords:
plant blindness lack of plant awareness plant awareness disparity plant education botanical literacy
Alexandros Amprazis
University of Western Macedonia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7112-3222
Apostolos Mpoumpourekas
Penelope Papadopoulou
Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας
Abstract

Plant blindness has garnered the attention of many researchers in recent years. Acknowledging the importance of plant organisms in the modern sustainability agenda has further highlighted the significance of this phenomenon, underscoring the need for its proper assessment. The present research aims to translate, culturally adapt, and assess the validity and reliability of the Plant Awareness Disparity Index (PAD-I) questionnaire in Greek. The PAD-I is an official research instrument that was designed to assess the plant blindness phenomenon’s intensity. It was released in 2022 and was developed by the University of Memphis, United States.

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