Connection to Nature: Children's Affective Attitude Toward Nature
Connection to Nature: Children's Affective Attitude Toward Nature
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DOI：
10.1177/0013916510385082
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Monroe, Martha C.
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作者：
Cheng, Judith Chen-Hsuan;Monroe, Martha C.
开发并测试了与自然的联系指数，以衡量儿童对自然环境的情感态度。该指数是通过一项调查调查学生对 Lagoon Quest 的态度而采用的，Lagoon Quest 是佛罗里达州布里瓦德县所有四年级公立学校学生的强制性环境教育计划。进行因素分析以探索和确认与自然指数相关的不同因素。进行路径分析以检查变量之间的关联。结果表明，儿童与自然的联系指数有四个维度：（a）享受自然，（b）对生物的同理心，（c）一体感，（d）责任感。儿童与自然的联系影响他们未来参与自然活动的意愿。儿童与自然的联系、他们以前在自然中的经历、他们对自然的感知家庭价值以及他们感知的控制力积极影响他们对环境友好行为的兴趣。
A connection to nature index was developed and tested to measure children's affective attitude toward the natural environment. The index was employed through a survey that investigates students' attitude toward Lagoon Quest, a mandatory environmental education program for all fourth-grade, public school students in Brevard County, Florida. Factor analyses were conducted to explore and confirm different factors in the connection to nature index. A path analysis was conducted to examine the association among variables. The results suggest four dimensions in the children's connection to nature index: (a) enjoyment of nature, (b) empathy for creatures, (c) sense of oneness, and (d) sense of responsibility. Children's connection to nature influences their intention to participate in nature-based activities in the future. Children's connection to nature, their previous experience in nature, their perceived family value toward nature, and their perceived control positively influenced their interest in performing environmentally friendly behaviors.