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Relationship Between Exposure To Nature In Childhood And Environmental Identity In Adulthood, Samantha Koss
Relationship Between Exposure To Nature In Childhood And Environmental Identity In Adulthood, Samantha Koss
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It is a universal understanding that in order for nature to survive, humans must live responsibly. In October 2018 at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading scientists issued a twelve year ultimatum to change our environmental habits (National Geographic, 2018). However, the critical issue of climate change has not evoked a correspondingly serious and crucial response among the general public.
Ecological identity, otherwise known as Environmental identity, refers to how one views oneself in relation to the natural world, and a part of how we form our self-concept (Clayton, 2013).
Past research has shown that humans feel …