The connectedness to nature scale: A measure of emotional connection to nature?

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Perrin ◽  
Victor A. Benassi
Keyword(s):  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
Connectedness To Nature

scholarly journals Can an Immersion Exhibit Inspire Connection to Nature and Environmentally Responsible Behavior?

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Pennisi ◽  
N. Qwynne Lackey ◽  
Stephen M. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Visitor Experience ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Visitor Experiences ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Visitor Research ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behaviors ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

Nature centers, museums, zoos, and other exhibit-based institutions need to sustain or increase visitation for economic viability. To generate visitor interest, exhibits have become more interactive, with immersion exhibits becoming increasingly popular. Visitor research has traditionally focused on learning or social aspects of the visitor experience rather than psychological dimensions related to attitudes, values, and behaviors. Yet nature-focused institutions increasingly support broad-based issues, such as encouraging connection to nature and environmentally responsible behavior. This paper explores how an immersion exhibit without personal interpretation, impacts connectedness to nature, intentions for environmentally responsible behaviors, and other aspects of visitor experiences. Short visits to a free-flying butterfly exhibit were found to augment visitors’ connectedness to nature and environmentally responsible behavioral intentions. Visitors also described how they appreciated the intensely beautiful surroundings, were awe-struck, felt a great deal of peace and relaxation, and felt oneness with nature.

scholarly journals Role of Connectedness to Nature and Perceived Environmental Responsibility on Green Purchase Behaviour

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayshree Jaiswal ◽  
◽  
Seema Bihari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Marketing Theory ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Emergent Literature ◽  
The Relationship

An increase in the consumption of goods and services has led to a detrimental effect on the environment, and there is a need to understand green purchase behaviour. The purpose of this paper is to study the role of connectedness to nature and perceived environmental responsibility on the green purchase behaviour of consumers. The sample comprised of individuals above the age of 20 years from urban parts of India. Data analysis consisted of structural equation modelling and AMOS. The mediation effect of perceived environmental responsibility was assessed using Hayes Process test and Sobel test. The results show that perceived environmental responsibility mediates the relationship between connectedness to nature and green purchase behaviour. Marketing managers can effectively target consumers by triggering a stronger connection to nature and highlighting their responsibility to protect the environment. The study provides insights into consumer psychology and marketing theory and adds to the emergent literature related to consumer green purchasing behaviour in a developing nation.

scholarly journals Impact of biological education and gender on students’ connection to nature and relational values

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242004
Author(s):  
Matthias Winfried Kleespies ◽  
Paul Wilhelm Dierkes
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
School Students ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Relational Values ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biological Education

The new concept of relational values (RVs) is gaining more and more attention in environmental research, but empirical analyses are still rare. However, this type of research is necessary because the RVs have an influence on environmental behavior. To evaluate the impact of biological education on attributing higher importance to RVs and connectedness to nature, we compared the connection to nature scores (using the inclusion of nature scale (INS) and connectedness to nature scale (CNS)) and RV scores of biologically interested high school students (n = 417) with first year (n = 593) and advanced biology (n = 223) students. While high school students showed significant lower connection to nature scores than university students, there was no significant difference in RVs between the test groups. These results suggest that there is a lack of factors in the university study of biology that can change RVs. The gender comparison of RVs and connection to nature showed a significant higher RV score for females while INS and CNS did not show a gender difference. Thus, the study makes an important contribution to the research, as it was able to prove that gender has an influence on a person's RVs but not on their connection to nature.

Strengthening a Human Connection to Nature

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (48) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa A. Thorkildsen
Keyword(s):  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Human Connection

Connection to nature as a means to meet belonging needs

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia McPherson Frantz ◽  
Lovell Case ◽  
Polit Jonathan ◽  
Mayer F. Stephan
Keyword(s):  
Connection To Nature

Jazz, dementia, and moments of meeting

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Kate White
Keyword(s):  
Personal Account ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Creative Force ◽  
Family Living

Playful jazz improvisations and singing continue in creating the gift of emotional connection in a family living with Alzheimer’s. Sharing their poignant reflections provides a personal account of the centrality of music in reaching each other at a feeling level throughout the course of their lives. The recognition of music as a powerful and creative force for all of us, particularly when there is a dementia diagnosis, is explored.

The Status of Mind and Intellect in Digital Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-143
Author(s):  
Elena I. Yaroslavtseva
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Natural Material ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Natural Foundation ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the impact of digitalization on human life and intellectual experience. The development of computer technology demands an understanding of new aspects of human development and requires a capability to overcome not only external conditions but also ourselves. Entering a new level of development cannot imply a complete rejection of previous dispositions, but should be accompanied by reflection on personal experience and by the quest for new forms of interaction in society and with nature. Communicative and cognitive activity of a person has an ontological basis and relies on processes that actually evolve in nature. Therefore, the creation of new objects is always associated with the properties of natural material and gives rise to new points of support in the development of man. The more audacious his projects, the more important it is to preserve this connection to nature. It is always the human being who turns out to be the initiator who knows how to solve problems. The conformity of complex technical systems to nature is not only a goal but also a value of meaningful construction of development perspectives. The key to the nature orientation of the modern digital world is the human being himself, who keeps all the secrets of the culture of his natural development. Therefore, the proposed by the Russian philosopher V.S. Stepin post-non-classical approach, based on the principle of “human-sizedness,” is an important contribution to contemporary research because it draws attention to the “human – machine” communication, to the relationship between a person and technological systems he created. The article concludes that during digital transformation, a cultural conflict arises: in an effort to solve the problems of the future, a person equips his life with devices that are designed to support him, to expand his functionality, but at the same time, the boundaries of humanity become dissolved and the forms of human activity undergo simplification. Transhumanism engages society in the fight against fears of vulnerability and memory loss and ignores the flexibility and sustainability of natural foundation.

Waters, Islands, and Shores in American Folklore and Folklife

2018 ◽  
pp. 576-597
Author(s):  
Shelly Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Folk Art ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Shoreline Development ◽  
Maritime Culture ◽  
American Folklore ◽  
Maritime Community

Maritime community traditions along America’s shorelines include occupational and recreational folklife, water-to-table foodways, and folk art. The forms vary regionally, but common threads are a relationship to the water and a connection to nature. Understanding the commodification of traditional maritime culture as it is incorporated into the identity of shoreline communities is critical to future research. Implications include the authority and diversity of maritime narratives, the commodification of that storyline, and the influence of researchers as advocates in shoreline development and preservation efforts. Development on shorelines reflects nostalgia for traditional landscapes and a drive for recreational space. Opportunities exist for advocacy and promotion of sustainability measures that support traditional culture.

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