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A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness

The importance of nature and the environment in relation to human health is coalescing, as demonstrated by the increased research that attempts to measure nature connectedness and relatedness. These findings align with constructs of cultural connectedness that assess for land connectedness as part o...

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Autores principales: Keaulana, Samantha, Kahili-Heede, Melissa, Riley, Lorinda, Park, Mei Linn N., Makua, Kuaiwi Laka, Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi, Antonio, Mapuana C. K.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8199312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115897
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author Keaulana, Samantha
Kahili-Heede, Melissa
Riley, Lorinda
Park, Mei Linn N.
Makua, Kuaiwi Laka
Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi
Antonio, Mapuana C. K.
author_facet Keaulana, Samantha
Kahili-Heede, Melissa
Riley, Lorinda
Park, Mei Linn N.
Makua, Kuaiwi Laka
Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi
Antonio, Mapuana C. K.
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description The importance of nature and the environment in relation to human health is coalescing, as demonstrated by the increased research that attempts to measure nature connectedness and relatedness. These findings align with constructs of cultural connectedness that assess for land connectedness as part of Indigenous ways of knowing. From an Indigenous worldview, relationships with the environment are critical to wellbeing. The purpose of this comprehensive systematic scoping literature review was two-fold: (1) identify and summarize existing measures of land, nature, and/or environmental connectedness, relatedness, and attitudes and (2) evaluate the psychometric properties of these scales. In total, 1438 articles were retrieved from select databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL (EBSCO), and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). The final searches and application of the inclusion/exclusion criteria resulted in 57 unique articles and 38 scales categorized as connectedness and relatedness scales (n = 9 scales), attitudinal and values-based scales (n = 16 scales), cultural and spiritually based scales (n = 9 scales), and paradigm-based scales (n = 4 scales) (articles could be placed in multiple categories). Psychometric properties and general outcomes associated with nature-related scales are reported, with implications for future education, research, practice, and policy.
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spelling pubmed-81993122021-06-14 A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness Keaulana, Samantha Kahili-Heede, Melissa Riley, Lorinda Park, Mei Linn N. Makua, Kuaiwi Laka Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi Antonio, Mapuana C. K. Int J Environ Res Public Health Systematic Review The importance of nature and the environment in relation to human health is coalescing, as demonstrated by the increased research that attempts to measure nature connectedness and relatedness. These findings align with constructs of cultural connectedness that assess for land connectedness as part of Indigenous ways of knowing. From an Indigenous worldview, relationships with the environment are critical to wellbeing. The purpose of this comprehensive systematic scoping literature review was two-fold: (1) identify and summarize existing measures of land, nature, and/or environmental connectedness, relatedness, and attitudes and (2) evaluate the psychometric properties of these scales. In total, 1438 articles were retrieved from select databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL (EBSCO), and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). The final searches and application of the inclusion/exclusion criteria resulted in 57 unique articles and 38 scales categorized as connectedness and relatedness scales (n = 9 scales), attitudinal and values-based scales (n = 16 scales), cultural and spiritually based scales (n = 9 scales), and paradigm-based scales (n = 4 scales) (articles could be placed in multiple categories). Psychometric properties and general outcomes associated with nature-related scales are reported, with implications for future education, research, practice, and policy. MDPI 2021-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8199312/ /pubmed/34072764 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115897 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Park, Mei Linn N.
Makua, Kuaiwi Laka
Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi
Antonio, Mapuana C. K.
A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness
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title_fullStr A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness
title_full_unstemmed A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness
title_short A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness
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topic Systematic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8199312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115897
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