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Connectedness to Nature in Early Adolescence

Children, Youth and Environments
Abstract: Connectedness to nature is an emotional connection we feel with the natural world. Little is known about how early adolescents understand and explain this phenomenon. Through a grounded theory approach with 12 early adolescents (M=11.8 years, 50% female) in the UK and Ireland, we examined participant experiences, opinions, and attitudes ...
Kate Dagher, Kristin Hadfield
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Scales of human-nature connectedness

2020
Der globale Klimawandel und die Umweltzerstörung werden größtenteils durch menschliches Handeln verursacht. Daher erfordert der Fortschritt in Richtung einer nachhaltigen Zukunft weitreichende Veränderungen für den Menschen. Mensch-Natur-Verbundenheit - ein Maß für kognitive, emotionale, spirituelle und biophysikalische Bindungen an natürliche Orte ...
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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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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, Sean Getchell, Megan Weatherly   +2 more
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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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Biophysical human-nature connectedness

2019
Through the expansion of human activities, humanity has evolved to become a driving force of global environmental change and influences a substantial and growing part of natural ecosystem trophic interactions and energy flows. However, by constructing and building its own niche, human distance from nature increased remarkably during the last decades ...
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Connectedness with nature in citizen science

2019
ALTER-Net & EKLIPSE conference: The EU Biodiversity Strategy Beyond 2020, 18 juni ...
Ganzevoort, W.B., Born, R.J.G. van den
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Clarifying the relationship between social connectedness and connectedness to nature

2018
Recent attention has been given to the construct of connectedness to nature and its role in fostering both pro-environmental behavior and well-being. Connectedness to nature shares conceptual similarities with social connectedness: both involve a cognitive schema of the self and other as overlapping, positive emotions towards the other and a commitment
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Nature Connectedness

2022
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Exploring the Nature of Social Connectedness in Caregiving

The Journal of Aging and Social Change
<p>With the growing number of older adults, their multifaceted caregiving demands are expected to rise correspondingly. For family caregivers of older adults, caregiving responsibilities also become increasingly complex. Beyond conventional caregiving challenges, family caregivers of older adults may also face additional challenges, such as ...
Ning Tao, Adrian M. Velazquez Vazquez
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