Measuring connectedness to nature in preschool children in an urban setting and its relation to psychological functioning.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The urban environment has been criticized for promoting 'nature-deficit' and 'child-nature disconnectedness'. Keeping in mind the importance of nature exposure and its extensive health benefits, many environmental programs around the world hope to (re)connect children with nature. To evaluate the effectiveness of such efforts, valid tools to measure Connectedness to Nature (CN) are needed but do not exist today, especially for use with pre-schoolers.

Methods

The original CN Index was modified and tested among the Parents of Preschool Children (CNI-PPC) in an urban setting (Hong Kong) for its internal consistency (n = 299) and external validity (n = 194). The 'Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire' (SDQ) was chosen for divergent and convergent analysis. Conventio

SUBMITTER: Sobko T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6264829 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature