The relationship between nature connectedness and happiness: A meta-analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Capaldi A , Colin ^a   Dopko L , Raelyne ^a   Zelenski, John M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biophilia; Connectedness to nature; Happiness; Hedonic well being; Human nature relationship; Meta analysis; Nature relatedness; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906347981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00976     Document Type: Article

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