Developing and Standardizing the Scale to Measure the Attitude of Homemakers towards the Management of Household Waste

The present study primarily focuses on developing and standardizing the scale to measure the attitude of homemakers towards the management of household waste. The problem of waste management has been increasing globally day by day and the waste from the houses is one of the dynamic issues in the current scenario. The rapid change in lifestyles has made waste management one of the major issues universally. Inappropriate waste management could be a threat to the environment as well as living beings. Waste is not generated by any one entity but, industries, businesses and households are equally responsible for it. Effective waste management begins at the source, and in order to do this, people need to have the proper mindset on sensible trash management. The homemaker has a big influence on how waste is managed in the house, but what matters more is how they feel about it. A homemaker with a positive outlook can aid in effective waste management. The scale consisted of two parts: (i) Segregation of household waste and (ii) Disposal of household waste. Initially, the scale consisted of 48 statements with a .80 reliability but after eliminating 6 indistinct statements the reliability of the attitude scale increased to .85. So finally, the standardized scale to measure the attitude of the homemakers towards the management of household waste was constructed with 42 statements and .85 reliability. It is expected that the findings of the current study may help in all upcoming studies to measure the attitude of the respondents with a more reliable and standardized scale.