This study focused on whether one's perceived connection to the natural world correlates with one's subjective sense of psychological resilience. Analysis of survey questionnaire responses of 150 participants from a major metropolitan area of the Pacific Northwest yielded a moderate positive correlation between scores on the Connectedness to Nature Scale and the Resilience Scale for the entire sample. Results varied by data collection site, suggesting socioeconomic status as a possible moderating variable. Generalizability of these results is limited by self-selection bias and underrepresentation of certain segments of the population. Results are considered within the context of community mental health leadership.

The Rotter, Adult Nowicki-Strickland, and Levenson IE scales were completed by 175 undergraduate students. Factor analyses reconfirmed the factor structure of the Levenson IE scale. Partial correlation analyses showed that the portion of common variance shared by the Rotter IE and the Adult Nowicki-Strickland IE scales associated closely with Levenson's Chance factor. These findings support a multi-dimensional view of locus of control attribution.

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