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The objective of this study was to analyze knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on the sustainability in two populations of university students.

A cross-sectional analytical study with university students.

The scale employed showed remarkable psychometric properties of reproducibility and validity. Besides, KAP levels were found to be related in the studied population, with higher levels of knowledge and attitudes than those of practice. Knowledge was found to be related to educational cycle and age, attitudes with sex and age and practices with age.

This is one of the few studies in the field of KAP related to sustainability and environmental issues in using a validated psychometric scale. As a consequence, this study also offers methodological details necessary to make comparisons with similar populations in other countries.

The objective of this study was to build and validate a scale to analyze the knowledge, attitudes and practices on the sustainability of university students.

Psychometric validation was carried out using the criteria of internal consistency, reliability, discriminant power, content validity and predictive validity.

The KAP scale designed in this study demonstrated excellent psychometric properties and is apt for evaluating knowledge, attitudes and practices in university students.

Transitions toward sustainability require changes in knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to sustainability, making it necessary to have tools that support educational interventions for sustainability that tend toward a generation of changes in the decisions and behavior of people. In that sense, a KAP scale can be a useful tool to support these interventions. However, studies that use validated scales are scarce.