The Contributions of Familial and Environmental Factors to Children's Connection with Nature and Outdoor Activities

Autor/in	Ahmetoglu, Emine
Titel	The Contributions of Familial and Environmental Factors to Children's Connection with Nature and Outdoor Activities
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 189 (2019) 2, S.233-243 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1314273
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Parent Attitudes; Outdoor Education; Recreational Activities; Path Analysis; Family Characteristics; Preschool Children; Predictor Variables; Foreign Countries; Play; Physical Environment; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternverhalten; Freiluftunterricht; Freizeitgestaltung; Pfadanalyse; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Prädiktor; Ausland; Spiel; Natürliche Umwelt; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of the current study was to examine the associations between child characteristics (i.e. gender, age, enjoying outdoor) and familial characteristics (i.e. parent education and income), and Turkish children's biophilia (innate tendency to connect with nature). In addition, the current study also attempted to examine the association between the biophilia and the parent-reported importance of nature and outdoor. A total of 238 children (129 girls) aged 49 months to 80 months (M= 67.50, SD = 6.83) and parents were recruited for the current study in Turkey. Path analyses showed that parents' importance of children's outdoor and nature connection was significant predictor of children's biophilia. In addition, child biophilia and parent education significantly predicted importance of being in nature. Children's biophilia and importance of nature and outdoor activities differed depending on parent education level, favouring higher education levels. Implications of the study are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01