In and of the wilderness: Ecological connection through participation in nature

Ecopsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 81-91

  Scott, Britain A ^a   Amel, Elise L ^a   Manning, Christina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectedness to nature; Ecopsychology; Measurement; Primitive skills; Quantitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903577760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19429347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/eco.2013.0104     Document Type: Article

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