Oscar Navarro
Université de Nantes, Psychologie, Faculty Member
Albeit there is research about basic concepts involved in environmental education, enough evidence is lacking about the experiences of contact with natural environments, so common in this field, and even less about his... more
Albeit there is research about basic concepts involved in
environmental education, enough evidence is lacking about
the experiences of contact with natural environments, so
common in this field, and even less about his relationship
with Connectedness with Nature, Environmental Concerns
and Pro-environmental Behavior. We report results of two
studies; the first involving 286 psychology students who
completed a questionnaire measuring Connectedness,
Concerns, Behavior and Socio-demographic and
Sociocultural variables. In the second study, 40 students
participated in an excursion across a natural environment,
completing pre and post measures of Connectedness.
The main results show that the concerns are related to
demographic and socio-cultural variables such as gender,
political ideology and religiosity, but not to Connectedness
with Nature, which only increases after contact with a natural environment. We discuss the implications of the
findings for environmental education
environmental education, enough evidence is lacking about
the experiences of contact with natural environments, so
common in this field, and even less about his relationship
with Connectedness with Nature, Environmental Concerns
and Pro-environmental Behavior. We report results of two
studies; the first involving 286 psychology students who
completed a questionnaire measuring Connectedness,
Concerns, Behavior and Socio-demographic and
Sociocultural variables. In the second study, 40 students
participated in an excursion across a natural environment,
completing pre and post measures of Connectedness.
The main results show that the concerns are related to
demographic and socio-cultural variables such as gender,
political ideology and religiosity, but not to Connectedness
with Nature, which only increases after contact with a natural environment. We discuss the implications of the
findings for environmental education