A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children
A strong connectedness to nature that developed during childhood forms a basis for human to have a positive attitude and behaviour towards nature in adulthood later. Acknowledging the importance of connectedness to nature during childhood, environmental psychologists have introduced various conce...
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| author | Mustapa, Nor Diyana Maliki, Nor Zarifah Aziz, Nor Fadzila Hamzah, Aswati |
| author2 | Loke, Yiing Jia |
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| description | A strong connectedness to nature that developed during childhood forms a basis for human to
have a positive attitude and behaviour towards nature in adulthood later. Acknowledging the
importance of connectedness to nature during childhood, environmental psychologists have
introduced various concepts of connectedness to nature, and various instruments have been
employed to measure the concept. However, the underlying constructs to measure
connectedness to nature among children seem unclear. Hence, it is worth to formulate a
proper understanding on the underlying constructs of children’s connectedness to nature.
Based on a systematic review, this paper aims to delineate the constructs of connectedness to
nature referring to the existing adult and children instruments. Issues pertaining to
connectedness to nature conceptualization and uni-dimensional versus multi-dimensional also
will be discussed. This paper further suggests the direction for future research. |
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| spelling | usm-524752022-05-09T08:28:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/52475/ A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children Mustapa, Nor Diyana Maliki, Nor Zarifah Aziz, Nor Fadzila Hamzah, Aswati H Social Sciences (General) A strong connectedness to nature that developed during childhood forms a basis for human to have a positive attitude and behaviour towards nature in adulthood later. Acknowledging the importance of connectedness to nature during childhood, environmental psychologists have introduced various concepts of connectedness to nature, and various instruments have been employed to measure the concept. However, the underlying constructs to measure connectedness to nature among children seem unclear. Hence, it is worth to formulate a proper understanding on the underlying constructs of children’s connectedness to nature. Based on a systematic review, this paper aims to delineate the constructs of connectedness to nature referring to the existing adult and children instruments. Issues pertaining to connectedness to nature conceptualization and uni-dimensional versus multi-dimensional also will be discussed. This paper further suggests the direction for future research. Universiti Sains Malaysia Loke, Yiing Jia Dawood, Sharifah Rohayah Sheikh Mohd, Saidatulakmal 2016 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/52475/1/Pages%2075-83%20from%20HSSEC-2016-PROCEEDINGS.pdf Mustapa, Nor Diyana and Maliki, Nor Zarifah and Aziz, Nor Fadzila and Hamzah, Aswati (2016) A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children. In: International Conference on Humanities, Social Sciences and Environment Proceedings. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bali, Indonesia, pp. 75-83. ISBN 978-967-11473-5-1 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) Mustapa, Nor Diyana Maliki, Nor Zarifah Aziz, Nor Fadzila Hamzah, Aswati A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title | A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title_full | A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title_fullStr | A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title_short | A Review of the Underlying Constructs of Connectedness to Nature among Children |
| title_sort | review of the underlying constructs of connectedness to nature among children |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) |
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