Escala de conexão com a natureza: evidências psicométricas no contexto brasileiro

Pessoa, Viviany Silva; Gouveia, Valdiney Velôso; Soares, Ana Karla Silva; Vilar, Roosevelt; Freires, Leogildo Alves

doi:10.1590/1982-02752016000200009

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“…503). Its unidimensional structure has been confirmed when used with Brazilians (Pessoa et al 2016). The response format was similar to the one used in the NEP scale.…”

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confidence: 77%

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Measuring Brazilians’ environmental attitudes: A systematic review and empirical analysis of the NEP scale

2018

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The New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale is the most widely used instrument to assess environmental attitudes (EA). However, the validity of its use in developing countries has been overlooked. Considering the importance of Brazil for the future of the environment, we present two complementary studies to examine how the NEP scale has been used in Brazil, its validity to evaluate Brazilians' EA, and possible ways to improve this instrument. In the first study, we present a systematic review of studies that used the NEP scale (original and revised versions) with Brazilians. In the second study, we conduct an empirical analysis using the revised NEP scale. Results from both studies show that the NEP scale's factorial structure can be influenced by the items' positive and negative wording, Brazilians hold medium-high pro-EA, and that the scale presents low internal consistency. Study 1 showed that the scale's convergent, predictive, and known-group validity differs across studies. In Study 2, the revised NEP scale was significantly associated with connectedness to nature, proenvironmental behavior, gender, and political ideology. These results support its convergent, predictive, and known-group validity. We conclude that the validity of using the NEP scale with Brazilians is questionable and discuss ways of improving this instrument.

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“…503). Its unidimensional structure has been confirmed when used with Brazilians (Pessoa et al 2016). The response format was similar to the one used in the NEP scale.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…b) The Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS): the Brazilian version (Pessoa et al 2016) of the CNS (Mayer and Frantz 2004) was used. It consists of 13 items and assesses "[…] individuals' trait levels of feeling emotionally connected to the natural world" (Mayer and Frantz 2004;p.…”

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Measuring Brazilians’ environmental attitudes: A systematic review and empirical analysis of the NEP scale

2018

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“…We used the Brazilian version of this scale consisting of 13 items that participants rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree (Pessoa et al, 2016). The unidimensional structure of this scale has already been confirmed with Brazilians (Pessoa et al, 2016). Cronbach’s alpha in the present study was 0.83.…”

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Nature Experiences and Adults’ Self-Reported Pro-environmental Behaviors: The Role of Connectedness to Nature and Childhood Nature Experiences

2018

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This cross-sectional study aims to improve our understanding of the psychological pathways behind the commonly reported link between experiences in nature and pro-environmentalism. Particularly, we explore whether nature experiences lead to self-reported pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) and whether this relation is mediated by connectedness to nature. Additionally, we examine the possible lasting effect of childhood experiences with nature on adults’ PEB. Most studies reporting on the link between contact with nature and pro-environmentalism have been conducted in developed countries, limiting the generalization of the results. To address this gap in the literature, the current study was conducted in a developing country (Brazil) with a sample of 224 young adults. According to our findings, greater contact with nature during childhood is associated with greater contact with nature as an adult, which, in turn, is positively associated with connectedness to nature and PEB. The stimulation of pleasant experiences while in direct contact with nature during childhood seems to trigger interactions with nature in adulthood and consequently, adults embrace pro-environmental actions.

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“…Nature connectedness refers to how integrated and connected a person feels with nature from an affective and individual perspective. It was assessed using the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), validated for use in Brazil by Pessoa et al 19 . The scale contains 14 items responded on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), with a possible overall score of between 14 and 70, where the higher the score the greater the degree of connectedness.…”

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“…Evidence has shown that nature connectedness, understood to be how people identify with the natural environment and the relationships they form with nature, is associated with pro-environmental behavior, reflecting more sustainable food choices 17,18 . This connection is also linked to psychosocial aspects such as subjective well-being and human values 1,19 .…”

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Conexão com a natureza e associação com motivos de escolhas alimentares entre profissionais da atenção primária à saúde

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Resumo A conexão com a natureza pode favorecer o bem-estar e a adoção de práticas alimentares sustentáveis. Profissionais de saúde seriam agentes fundamentais nesta interface, promovendo a saúde ambiental. Estudo transversal com 146 profissionais da atenção primária avaliou a associação entre conexão com a natureza e os motivos para escolhas alimentares consideradas importantes à saúde humana e ambiental. Aplicou-se Escala de Conexão com a Natureza (ECN), contendo 14 itens que medem o quanto a pessoa se sente integrada ao meio ambiente, variando de 14 a 70 pontos; e o Questionário sobre Motivos para as Escolhas Alimentares (FCQ), com 36 itens distribuídos em nove fatores, dentre os quais elegeu-se para este estudo: “Saúde”, “Conteúdo Natural” e “Preocupação Ética”. A pontuação média na ECN foi de 53,8, (± 9). “Apelo Sensorial” e “Preço” foram os fatores mais pontuados; “Preocupação Ética” ocupou a última posição. Houve associação positiva significativa da ECN com a pontuação nos fatores “Saúde” (p = 0,031), “Conteúdo Natural” (p = 0,001) e “Preocupação Ética” (p < 0,001). Os resultados desta pesquisa inédita permitiram concluir que aumentar conexão com a natureza pode favorecer escolhas alimentares mais saudáveis e sustentáveis.

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Escala de conexão com a natureza: evidências psicométricas no contexto brasileiro

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Measuring Brazilians’ environmental attitudes: A systematic review and empirical analysis of the NEP scale

Measuring Brazilians’ environmental attitudes: A systematic review and empirical analysis of the NEP scale

Nature Experiences and Adults’ Self-Reported Pro-environmental Behaviors: The Role of Connectedness to Nature and Childhood Nature Experiences

Conexão com a natureza e associação com motivos de escolhas alimentares entre profissionais da atenção primária à saúde

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