Experiencing nature in children's summer camps: Affective, cognitive and behavioural consequences

作者: Silvia Collado , Henk Staats , José A. Corraliza

DOI: 10.1016/J.JENVP.2012.08.002

关键词: PsychologyCognitionEnvironmental educationAffect (psychology)Social psychologyDevelopmental psychology

摘要: Abstract The present study evaluates how a stay in summer holiday camp changes children's willingness to display ecological behaviour and the affective cognitive factors that may be responsible for this change. included two types of nature camps, one with an Environmental Education (EE) program without it, urban EE as additional control group. Nature experiences increased emotional affinity towards nature, their beliefs, behaviour. No differences were found between camps EE. Emotional beliefs independently mediated direct effect exposure has on behaviours, strength each mediator differing according type

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