The nature relatedness scale: Linking individuals' connection with nature to environmental concern and behavior

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 715-740

  Nisbet, Elizabeth K ^a   Zelenski, John M ^a   Murphy, Steven A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation (ecological behavior); Environmental attitudes; Nature relatedness; Well being

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; NATURE CONSERVATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349224601     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916508318748     Document Type: Article

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