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Nature Relatedness and Well-Being Scale
Zelenski & Nisbet · 2014
Overview
Measures the relationship between nature relatedness and multiple dimensions of subjective well-being, including life satisfaction, positive affect, vitality, and meaning. Designed to capture the pathways through which nature connection contributes to human flourishing, including stress reduction, attention restoration, and meaning-making.
Measure Details
Number of Items18 items
Response Scale7-point Likert (1 = Strongly Disagree, 7 = Strongly Agree)
Author(s)Zelenski & Nisbet
Year Published2014
Internal Reliabilityα = .87
DomainRestoration & Well-Being
Citation
Zelenski, J. M., & Nisbet, E. K. (2014). Happiness and feeling connected: The distinct role of nature relatedness. Environment and Behavior, 46(1), 3–23.
Keywords
nature relatednesswell-beinglife satisfactionvitalitymeaningpositive affectflourishing
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Free to use for research and educational purposes. Please cite the original authors.
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At a Glance
Items18
Year2014
Reliabilityα = .87