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Nature Attachment Theory: Exploring the Human-Nature Bond through an Attachment Theory Lens
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Alexia Barrable – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2024
Several concepts exist to explain the human-nature relationship, including nature connection. This paper offers a reconceptualisation of the human-nature bond, based on the infant-parent bond and attachment theory. As such, this paper draws upon research on attachment theory and environmental psychology to draw parallels between the two. Initially…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Environmental Education, Ecology, Proximity