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Connection To Nature: A Student Perspective, Jessica Duke, Emily Holt
Connection To Nature: A Student Perspective, Jessica Duke, Emily Holt
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
Connection to nature has been linked to increased physical and mental health and increased performance of sustainable behaviors for individuals more connected to nature. Understanding why humans, especially younger generations, are connected to nature is an important tool for both public and environmental health. Our work used a qualitative, phenomenological study design to examine university biology students' descriptions of others' connection to nature, the frequency with which students predict their own connection to nature, and students' descriptions of the discrepancies between their prediction of their own connection to nature and their score on the Environmental Identity Scale. We found that …