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Abstract

The importance of nature and the environment in relation to human health is coalescing, as demonstrated by the increased research that attempts to measure nature connectedness and relatedness. These findings align with constructs of cultural connectedness that assess for land connectedness as part of Indigenous ways of knowing. From an Indigenous worldview, relationships with the environment are critical to wellbeing. The purpose of this comprehensive systematic scoping literature review was two-fold: (1) identify and summarize existing measures of land, nature, and/or environmental connectedness, relatedness, and attitudes and (2) evaluate the psychometric properties of these scales. In total, 1438 articles were retrieved from select databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL (EBSCO), and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO). The final searches and application of the inclusion/exclusion criteria resulted in 57 unique articles and 38 scales categorized as connectedness and relatedness scales (n = 9 scales), attitudinal and values-based scales (n = 16 scales), cultural and spiritually based scales (n = 9 scales), and paradigm-based scales (n = 4 scales) (articles could be placed in multiple categories). Psychometric properties and general outcomes associated with nature-related scales are reported, with implications for future education, research, practice, and policy.

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Title
A Scoping Review of Nature, Land, and Environmental Connectedness and Relatedness
Author
Keaulana, Samantha 1 ; Kahili-Heede, Melissa 2 ; Riley, Lorinda 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Park, Mei Linn N 3 ; Makua, Kuaiwi Laka 1 ; Vegas, Jetney Kahaulahilahi 1 ; Antonio, Mapuana C K 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Office of Public Health Studies, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; [email protected] (S.K.); [email protected] (M.K.-H.); [email protected] (L.R.); [email protected] (K.L.M.); [email protected] (J.K.V.); Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health, Office of Public Health Studies, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 
 Office of Public Health Studies, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; [email protected] (S.K.); [email protected] (M.K.-H.); [email protected] (L.R.); [email protected] (K.L.M.); [email protected] (J.K.V.); Health Sciences Library, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 
 Department of Social Work, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 1960 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; [email protected] 
First page
5897
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2539739073
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.