Connectedness to Nature Scale for Children
Cheng & Monroe · 2009
Overview
A child-adapted version of Mayer and Frantz's (2004) Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), developed for use with elementary and middle school children. Items from the original CNS were simplified in language and reading level to be appropriate for children ages 8–14. The scale measures children's sense of emotional and cognitive connection to the natural world, including feelings of kinship with other species, belonging in nature, and concern for nature's well-being. Validated with samples of children in outdoor education and school settings.
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Citation
Cheng, J. C.-H., & Monroe, M. C. (2012). Connection to nature: Children's affective attitude toward nature. Environment and Behavior, 44(1), 31–49.
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