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

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 434-440

  Perrin, Jeffrey L ^a   Benassi, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief; Cognition; Connectedness to nature scale; Ecological behavior; Method variance; New Ecological Paradigm

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549089060     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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