Developing a Psychometric Scale for Measuring Sense of Place and Health: An Application of Facet Design

The ways in which environmental factors influence health have been studied extensively in geography, anthropology, psychology, epidemiology and a wide range of other disciplines (Williams 1998; Mitchell et al. 2000; Williams 2002; Frumpkin 2003; Altschuler et al. 2004; Fletcher 2006). Environment can be examined on many levels, from the micro-environment of the home or community through to the national or global sphere. The impact that place …