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APA PsycTests®

Night Sky Connectedness Index

APA PsycTests Citation:


Barnes, C., & Passmore, H.-A. (2024). Night Sky Connectedness Index
[Database record]. Retrieved from APA PsycTests. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/t91205-000

Instrument Type:
Inventory/Questionnaire

Test Format:
Participants rate their responses on a 10-point Likert scale (0 = Strongly
Disagree, and 10 = Strongly Agree). The score can range from 0 to 120, with a
higher score indicating a greater connection with the night sky.

Source:
Adapted from: Barnes, Christopher, & Passmore, Holli-Anne. (2024).
Development and testing of the Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI).
Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol 93, 1-11. doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102198. © 2024 by The Author(s).
Reproduced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Deed
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en).

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The Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI)

Brief description:

The NSCI scale has 12 items and 2 subscales ([i] Connection [9 items], and [ii] Protection [3 items]) and
is a measure of a person’s connectedness to the nightsky. Participants rate their responses on a 10-
point Likert scale and can score between 0-120; 0-90 for Subscale-1, and 0-30 for Subscale-2, (0 =
Strongly Disagree, and 10 = Strongly Agree), where a higher score indicates a greater connection with
the night sky. Each item score is summed and there are no reverse-scored items. The readability
statistics for the measure include a Flesch Reading Ease of 84%, and a Flesch-Kincaid Grade level of
3.6. The scale takes an average of 3-4 minutes to complete, and no cut-off scores have been
established. The items and measure were informed by Nature Connectedness theory (Lumber,
Richardson and Sheffield, 2017), and similar types of measures; the Nature Connectedness Index (NCI,
Richardson, et al., 2019) and the Noctcaelador Inventory (NI, Kelly, 2004). In line with these guidelines,
our measure has been worded to mirror the pathways to nature connection and people’s relationship
to the natural world at night.

Use of the NSCI:

It is free for anyone to use and does not require permission or specialist training. In the original scale
development study, we used the following instructions for participants and presented the 12 items
randomly without using the subscale titles.

Instructions to participants:

The following questions are about you and your relationship/connection to the night sky. It does not
matter how often or where you view it.

Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements.

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The Night Sky Connectedness Index (NSCI)

Item

Subscale-1 - Connection

1 I find beauty in the night sky.

2 Spending time under the night sky is important to me.

3 Being under the night sky is an incredible feeling.

4 I feel completely absorbed by the night sky.

5 Being under the night sky is an amazing experience.

6 Being under the night sky makes me happy.

7 Being under the night sky makes me feel calm and relaxed.

8 I feel at home under the night sky.

9 I feel part of the night sky and universe.

Subscale-2 – Protection

10 I protect the night sky from light pollution.

11 Preserving dark night skies is important to me.

12 The night sky is an important part of my natural and cultural heritage

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