Predictors of Nature Connection Among Urban Residents: Assessing the Role of Childhood and Adult Nature Experiences
Predictors of Nature Connection Among Urban Residents: Assessing the Role of Childhood and Adult Nature Experiences
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DOI：
10.1177/0013916518811431
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发表时间：
2020-07-01
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5.7
通讯作者：
Roiko, Anne
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作者：
Cleary, Anne;Fielding, Kelly S.;Roiko, Anne
促进自然联系可以促进心理健康并增强亲环境态度。然而，对于哪些因素影响一个人的本性联系，人们的了解还很有限。通过对澳大利亚一座大城市 1,000 名居民的调查反馈，我们描述了自然联系与生命不同阶段的自然体验之间的关系，即过去发生在童年时期的自然体验，以及当前的日常自然体验。过去的童年自然经历和当前自然经历的持续时间都显着预测了自然联系。当前自然经历的持续时间与自然联系之间的正相关关系并没有受到过去童年自然经历的显着调节。因此，当前的自然体验与高水平的自然联系相关，即使对于那些缺乏童年自然体验的人也是如此。这项研究凭经验证明了自然联系与自然体验之间的积极关系，并表明如果以增加自然联系为目标，那么在任何生命阶段促进自然体验可能同样重要。
Fostering nature connection may promote psychological well-being and enhance proenvironmental attitudes. However, there is limited understanding of what factors influence a person's nature connection. Using survey responses from 1,000 residents of a large Australian city, we describe the relationship between nature connection and nature experiences at different stages in life, that is, past nature experiences that occurred during childhood, and current, everyday nature experiences. Both past childhood nature experiences and duration of current nature experiences significantly predicted nature connection. The positive relationship between duration of current nature experiences and nature connection was not significantly moderated by past childhood nature experiences. Hence, current nature experiences are associated with high levels of nature connection, even among those lacking childhood nature experiences. This research empirically demonstrates the positive relationship between nature connection and nature experiences, and suggests that it may be equally important to promote nature experiences at any life stage if increasing nature connection is the goal.