Pro-Environmental Behaviors: Relationship With Nature Visits, Connectedness to Nature and Physical Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Examine the association of visits to the natural environment, connectedness to nature, physical activity, and the adoption of pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) in individuals aged 18 years or older.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

City of Vila Real, located in the north of Portugal.

Subjects

We recruited 194 individuals (61 men and 133 women) aged 18-75 years.

Mesures

A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure nature visits, connectedness to nature, PEBs, and demographic characteristics. Neighborhood green space was appreciated through a Simplified Land Occupation Map and physical activity was measured using ActiGraph accelerometers (wGT3X-BT).

Analysis

Correlations and nonlinear canonical correlation analysis were used t

SUBMITTER: Teixeira A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature