Nature as extended-self: Sacred nature relationship and implications for responsible consumption behavior

Kunchamboo, Vimala; Lee, Christina Kwai Choi; Brace‐Govan, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.10.023

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“…The results were consistent with prior research that the awe emotion helped enhance collective concern instead of self-interest. However, natural scenery, as a typical elicitor of the awe emotion, was considered to have a significant influence on ecological behavior as well [15,30]. Consequently, we conducted the next study to further ascertain the effect of awe on ecological behavior by eliciting the awe emotion with non-natural stimuli.…”

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“…First, literature that paves the way for our hypothesis involves the study of self-identity. A high level of CN relates to the expanding self-concept by including nature as part of the self [28,30]. Seeing the self as part of the whole life collective could result in the mergence between body and mind with nature [30].…”

Section: Cn and Ecological Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A high level of CN relates to the expanding self-concept by including nature as part of the self [28,30]. Seeing the self as part of the whole life collective could result in the mergence between body and mind with nature [30]. Consequently, protecting natural environments is regarded as self-constructive, since nature is an important component of oneself [15].…”

Section: Cn and Ecological Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

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From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature

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Awe is a self-transcendent emotion that can diminish one's focus on the self and serves as an important motivator of commitment to social collectives. However, the influence of awe on ecological behavior is not clear. This study examines the relationships between people's feeling of awe, their connectedness to nature, and ecological behavior. Three experiments tested the effect of awe on ecological behaviors including mediation tests. Compared with participants in the control condition, participants in the awe condition were more inclined to behave ecologically (Study 1 and 2) and reported a higher feeling of connectedness to nature (Study 2). Moreover, the relationship between awe and ecological behavior was mediated by connectedness to nature (Study 3). These findings indicate that awe helps broaden the self-concept by including nature and increase connectedness to nature, which in turn lead to ecological behavior. They also highlight the significance of connectedness in explaining why awe increases ecological behavior.

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“…The concept of the extended self was revived in analyses by Russell Belk () and Jerome Bruner () that have been influential in the fields of consumer behaviour and psychology. In recent years, the concept has been employed in studies of architecture (Abel, ) and sustainable consumption (Kunchamboo, Lee, & Brace‐Govan, ), finding that both material and immaterial aspects of the external environment can be incorporated into the self, and that these aspects of the self can influence behaviour. In this paper, I use the concept of the extended self as a lens to examine the characteristics of PCAs that enable incorporation into landowners’ sense of self.…”

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Cultivating identity through private land conservation

Gooden

2019

People and Nature

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Private land conservation is driven by a variety of influences. As a voluntary action undertaken by landowners, it is influenced not only by external factors such as financial incentives, but also by personal and psychological factors. Using William James’s concept of the “extended self”, this study investigates how protected land becomes a part of landowners’ identity. The study is based on narrative interviews with 27 landowners who had purchased or created a privately conserved area in one of 13 countries. The analysis highlights three facets of these nature reserves that enable incorporation into a landowner’s sense of self: place, possession and project. Drawing on Breakwell’s identity theory, Belk’s analysis of possessions, and Little’s project analytic theory, findings illustrate the various functions land serves in the expression and development of identity. The present research draws attention to aspects of land as possession and land as project, which have received little attention in conservation research. This study points to new directions for inquiry into the relationship between land, nature, identity and self and to practical applications for program design, including implications for knowledge sharing, toolkits, networks and communication.

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“…This experience shapes personal meaning and attachment to the elements of nature, broadening the identity of the participants. In addition, learning with nature also allows one to connect and feel closer to God and motivate to preserve nature as a form of respect for God's creation [11].…”

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Natural based Learning for Early Childhood Cognitive Development

Amiliya¹,

Harun²

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Special and Inclusive Education (ICSIE 2018)

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The natural environment plays an important role for education especially in early childhood learning. Currently, learning is often used in early childhood learning such as learning group activities, activity angle, area and center. This recent learning almost ignores natural-based learning and tends to lead to intellectualism and verbalism. To address this problem, this study proposes natural-based learning to facilitate child development in order to develop optimally. The effectiveness of nature-based learning is evaluated by designing learning activities conducted by quasi-experimental method to 28 children. Two variables: Natural-based learning and cognitive development. The results show that there is a significant increase in early childhood cognitive development by 53.6%.

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Nature as extended-self: Sacred nature relationship and implications for responsible consumption behavior

Cited by 45 publications

References 23 publications

From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature

From Awe to Ecological Behavior: The Mediating Role of Connectedness to Nature

Cultivating identity through private land conservation

Natural based Learning for Early Childhood Cognitive Development

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