One for all?: Connectedness to nature, inclusion of nature, environmental identity, and implicit association with nature

European Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-333

  Brügger, Adrian ^a   Kaiser, Florian G ^b,c   Roczen, Nina ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connection with nature; Conservation (ecological behavior); Environmental attitudes; Environmental concern; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455172597     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000032     Document Type: Review

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