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Connectedness to Nature and Improved Health Outcomes

ACSM'S Health & Fitness Journal, 2022
Apply It! By reading this article, readers will: • Discover the concept of connectedness to nature. • Identify the potential health benefits of green exercise. • Explore strategies for designing impactful green exercise.
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Nature Documentaries, Connectedness to Nature, and Pro-environmental Behavior

Environmental Communication, 2014
We investigate the effects of nature documentaries on pro-environmental cognition and behavior. Of central interest is the concept of connectedness to nature, which describes an individual's sense of being connected to nature. Based on previous research showing that a direct nature experience in zoos can increase connectedness to nature, we questioned ...
Arendt, Florian, Matthes, Jörg
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Diminished Public Self-Awareness in Nature Contributes to the Positive Effects of Contact with Nature on Connectedness to Nature

Ecopsychology, 2021
A number of studies have demonstrated that contact with nature increases connectedness to nature. The precise psychological process through which this effect occurs, however, has been relatively understudied.
Michael L. Lengieza, J. Swim
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Connectedness to nature, place attachment and conservation behaviour: Testing connectedness theory among farmers

Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2010
Abstract The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between pro-environmental behaviour and two forms of emotional association: attachment to place and connectedness to nature. This relationship is explored in the context of farmers' management of native vegetation on their properties. A postal survey was conducted to measure the extent to
Elizabeth Gosling, Kathryn J.H. Williams
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The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of emotional connection to nature?

Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2009
Mayer and Frantz (2004) proposed that their connectedness to nature scale (CNS) provides a measure of people's emotional connection to nature. After reanalyzing data from their article, collecting and analyzing our own data, and conducting a content analysis of CNS scale items, we conclude that the CNS does not measure an emotional connection to nature.
Jeffrey L. Perrin, Victor A. Benassi
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Catholic religious identity, prosocial and pro-environmental behaviors, and connectedness to nature in Chile

, 2021
Prosociality (caring for one another) has been identified as a correlate of pro-environmental behavior. While our study affirmed the role of the Catholic Church in teaching prosociality, it did not reveal any direct link between Catholic identity and pro-
A. Neaman   +7 more
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Nature to place: Rethinking the environmental connectedness perspective

Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2014
The environmental connectedness perspective posits that direct encounter with generalized, or non-specific “nature,” leads to environmental connectedness and subsequent pro-environmental behavior. This article examines this perspective and proposes a place-based application of the nature encounter-environmental behavior relation.
Thomas H. Beery, Daniel Wolf-Watz
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Human Connectedness to Nature: Comparison of Natural vs. Virtual Experiences

2018
There is a growing number of studies completed in which virtual environments have been and are being evaluated for their effectiveness with regard to a more positive learning experience and improved learning outcomes. Though the impact of virtual learning environments has been researched most thoroughly in the fields of medicine and military and police
Mary D. Smith   +2 more
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Nature Enhanced Meditation: Effects on Mindfulness, Connectedness to Nature, and Pro-Environmental Behavior

, 2020
Previous research suggests that meditation, a mindfulness exercise, could result in increased connectedness to nature and pro-environmental behavior. Exposure to nature also is associated with these outcomes. It was hypothesized that meditation alongside
Travis N. Ray   +3 more
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Fostering connectedness to nature in higher education

Environmental Education Research, 2016
AbstractEnvironmental thinkers and educators have argued for the importance of celebrating our connectedness to nature, or the perception of being part of, rather than separate from, the natural world. Using pre-and post-test measurements of Nature Relatedness and supplemental interviews, this study addresses the question of whether a particular ...
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