Moreira, PauloLoureiro, AnaInman, RichardOlivos-Jara, Pablo2021-10-14Moreira, P, Loureiro, A, Inman, R & Olivos-Jara, P 2021, 'Assessing the unidimensionality of Clayton's Environmental Identity Scale using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (bifactor-ESEM)', Collabra: Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, 28103. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.281032474-7394Publisher Copyright: © 2021 University of California Press. All rights reserved.A relevant intrapersonal characteristic for understanding intentions and behavior toward environmental sustainability is the degree to which nature is important for a person's self-definition. Clayton's Environmental Identity (EID) scale purports to measure this construct. However, a limited number of prior exploratory studies of this measure have supported different factor structures. Hence, our initial aim was to develop an understanding of the dimensionality of Clayton's 24-item EID scale by testing competing latent structures using confirmatory factor analysis. We analyzed self-reported data from 458 adults (Mage = 26.7 years; 81% female). Four a priori models (a first-order model, a second-order model, a unidimensional model, and a bifactor model) did not show satisfactory fit to the data. An ancillary analysis using bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (bifactor-ESEM) indicated a bifactor model with three specific factors had a good fit to the data. The factor loadings of this model and values for bifactor indices (Omega Hierarchical and Explained Common Variance [ECV]) indicated a single mean score across all EID scale items taps into an essentially unidimensional construct and is therefore appropriate to interpret. In sum, our study provides a critical insight into the dimensionality of Clayton's EID scale that will be valuable when applying this measure for research and intervention purposes.application/pdfengopenAccessESEMPSICOLOGIAPSICOMETRIAECOLOGIABIFACTOR MODELPSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOMETRICSECOLOGYarticlehttps://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.28103http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119503303&partnerID=8YFLogxK