Nature psychology

Theories

 * Attention Restoration Theory
 * Stress Reduction Theory
 * Biophilia Hypothesis
 * Adaptive Lag Hypothesis (Laland and Brown, 2006)
 * Ecological dynamics theory (Brymer)

Research
Early childhood experiences are formative in the development of adult's relationships with nature (Bunting & Cousins, 1985; Richardson, 2015).

Measures

 * Nature Relatedness Scale (Nisbet et al., 2009)
 * Connectedness to Nature Scale (Mayer & Frantz, 2004)