Accounting for Individual Differences in Connectedness to Nature: Personality and Gender Differences
In the psychology of sustainability and the sustainable development framework, regarding the specific focus on the natural environment, the construct of connectedness to nature is studied in depth for its potential for environmental management. The present research focuses on individual differences,...
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doaj-20d46d74fe7242ffa8560821258d4bcd2020-11-24T20:53:58ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502019-03-01116169310.3390/su11061693su11061693Accounting for Individual Differences in Connectedness to Nature: Personality and Gender DifferencesAnnamaria Di Fabio0Marc A. Rosen1Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50135 Florence, ItalyFaculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, CanadaIn the psychology of sustainability and the sustainable development framework, regarding the specific focus on the natural environment, the construct of connectedness to nature is studied in depth for its potential for environmental management. The present research focuses on individual differences, examining the relationships between connectedness to nature and the Big Five personality traits in 459 Italian university students. This work analyzes whether gender differences emerge with respect to connectedness to nature, answering a more exploratory research question, since previous studies have not considered this aspect. The results show that agreeableness and extraversion are positively associated with connectedness to nature in Italian university students. No gender differences emerged with respect to connectedness to nature. Also, the relationship between connectedness to nature and personality traits was mainly found to be gender invariant. Future perspectives for research and intervention are offered in the psychology of sustainability and the sustainable development framework.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/6/1693Connectedness to naturepersonality traitsgender differencesindividual differencespsychology of sustainability and sustainable development |
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Accounting for Individual Differences in Connectedness to Nature: Personality and Gender Differences |
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Accounting for Individual Differences in Connectedness to Nature: Personality and Gender Differences |
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Accounting for Individual Differences in Connectedness to Nature: Personality and Gender Differences |
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In the psychology of sustainability and the sustainable development framework, regarding the specific focus on the natural environment, the construct of connectedness to nature is studied in depth for its potential for environmental management. The present research focuses on individual differences, examining the relationships between connectedness to nature and the Big Five personality traits in 459 Italian university students. This work analyzes whether gender differences emerge with respect to connectedness to nature, answering a more exploratory research question, since previous studies have not considered this aspect. The results show that agreeableness and extraversion are positively associated with connectedness to nature in Italian university students. No gender differences emerged with respect to connectedness to nature. Also, the relationship between connectedness to nature and personality traits was mainly found to be gender invariant. Future perspectives for research and intervention are offered in the psychology of sustainability and the sustainable development framework. |
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Connectedness to nature personality traits gender differences individual differences psychology of sustainability and sustainable development |
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