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Children's Connection to Nature Index
Ernst & Theimer · 2011
Overview
Measures children's and adolescents' affective, cognitive, and behavioral connections to the natural world. Designed for use with youth aged 8–18, the scale captures enjoyment of nature, knowledge about nature, and nature-based behaviors, making it suitable for environmental education research and program evaluation.
Measure Details
Number of Items16 items
Response Scale4-point Likert (1 = Not at all like me, 4 = Very much like me)
Author(s)Ernst & Theimer
Year Published2011
Internal Reliabilityα = .80
DomainConnectedness with Nature
Citation
Ernst, J., & Theimer, S. (2011). Evaluating the effects of environmental education programming on connectedness to nature. Environmental Education Research, 17(5), 577–598.
Keywords
childrenyouthnature connectionenvironmental educationadolescentsaffective
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Free to use for research and educational purposes. Please cite the original authors.
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At a Glance
Items16
Year2011
Reliabilityα = .80