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来源

URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING,Vol.21,P.235-238

语言

英文

关键字

Affinity for solitude; Natural environment; Natural environment experiences; Wilderness solitude; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS; WILDERNESS; EXPERIENCES; CONNECTION

作者单位

[Lee, Sunwoo] Palacky Univ, Fac Phys Culture, 115 Trida Miru, Olomouc 77111, Czech Republic. [Scott, David] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Recreat Pk & Tourism Sci, 2261 TAMU, College Stn, TX 77843 USA. Lee, S (reprint author), Palacky Univ, Fac Phys Culture, 115 Trida Miru, Olomouc 77111, Czech Republic. E-Mail: sunwoo.lee@upol.cz; dscott@tamu.edu

摘要

This study examined the relationships between people's affinity for solitude and solitude preference in natural environments to determine whether solitude experienced in natural environments is an outcome of people's affinity for solitude or vice versa. Data was collected from college students to measure their affinity for solitude and solitude preference in natural environments. We tested two competing hypotheses by examining the standardized estimates of path coefficients between latent factors. Results indicated that the measure of affinity for solitude was not a significant predictor of solitude preference in the natural environments; while solitude preference in the natural environments contributed to the formation of affinity for solitude beta=0.269, SE =0.062, t-value=5.891, p<0.001. Study findings will benefit landscaping and local park management by providing useful information about how people view and use natural environments as a place for being alone. (C) 2016 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.