Are Children Actually Losing Contact with Nature, or Is It That Their Experiences Differ from Those of 120 years Ago?
| Autor: | Aneta Mazouchová, Eliška Zimová, Petr Novotný, Andrej Šorgo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0211 other engineering and technologies
021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Biophilia hypothesis Nature deficit disorder Psychology 01 natural sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science Developmental psychology |
| Zdroj: | Environment and Behavior. 53:931-952 |
| ISSN: | 1552-390X 0013-9165 |
| Popis: | We compared the experience with nature of today’s children with data from the beginning of the 20th century to determine whether we can confirm a loss of experience and contribute to the description of changes in children’s relationship with nature. We used a questionnaire originally published in 1900 for this survey. Results from contemporary participants tested by ANOVA showed no difference in level of experience according to the age of the respondents. Comparing historical data with current data by a Z-test for proportions and Cohen’s h, we found a significant increase in contemporary children’s summary experiences. Although children of the 21st century have less experience with traditional extensive farming activities and biotechnologies, they have much more experience with nature, apparently connected with recreational and field-trip activities. We cannot confirm a decrease in experience among generations, on the contrary, we found a summary increase in experience. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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