The Role of Connectedness to Nature in Adolescents’ Quality of
Life

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The Role of Connectedness to Nature in Adolescents’ Quality of Life

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Jiřina Liliana DOUBKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

The Role of Connectedness to Nature in Adolescents’ Quality of Life

Authors

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jiřina Liliana DOUBKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Journal of Indian Health Psychology, New Delhi, India, Global Vision Publishing House, 2013, 0973-5755

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

India

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/13:00068558

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

Keywords (in Czech)

kvalita života; životní spokojenost; smysluplnost; příroda; pozitivní psychologie; ekopsychologie

Keywords in English

quality of life; life satisfaction; meaningfulness; nature; positive psychology; ecopsychology

Abstract

V originále

The study deals with human relationship to nature and the positive influence of nature on selected aspects of his/her quality of life, primarily on life satisfaction and meaningfulness of life. The research study consists of quantitative and qualitative survey. The research sample consists of 171 respondents aged from 18 to 25 years. The quantitative part of research focuses on mapping the relationship between degrees of human connectedness to nature and measures of life satisfaction, meaningfulness of life, rumination, reflection, actual level of the contact with nature and the location where respondents grew up for most of their childhood, be it rural, suburban or urban. We used methods Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS), Meaning in Life Scale (MLS), and Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire (RRQ). Obtained data were analysed by both parametric and distribution-free tests. Besides other things, the results show that the level of connectedness to nature correlates moderately strongly with reflection and they both together predict meaningfulness of life independently of the influence on life satisfaction. In the qualitative part of the study, answers to the question, what the natural world means to young people, are given.

Citovat

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Jiřina Liliana DOUBKOVÁ. The Role of Connectedness to Nature in Adolescents’ Quality of Life. Journal of Indian Health Psychology. New Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House, 2013, vol. 7, No 2, p. 33-47. ISSN 0973-5755.

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SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Jiřina Liliana DOUBKOVÁ. The Role of Connectedness to Nature in Adolescents’ Quality of Life. \textit{Journal of Indian Health Psychology}. New Delhi, India: Global Vision Publishing House, 2013, vol.~7, No~2, p.~33-47. ISSN~0973-5755.

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