对大自然的同理心促进了学龄前儿童的环保态度
Yun Li1,2, Yajun Zhao3, Qun Huang1
1College of Teacher Education, Dali University, Dali, China.
PsyCh journal
|February 14, 2024
概括
孩子 孩子 孩子 孩子
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 幼儿教育 儿童早期教育
背景情况:
- 支持环境的态度对于可持续发展至关重要.
- 了解这些态度在幼儿时期的起源是必不可少的.
- 共感是一种关键的社会情感技能,可能在培养环境关注方面发挥作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查与大自然的同理心和学龄前儿童的环保态度之间的关系.
- 为了确定与大自然的同理心是否预测亲环境态度独立于人类的同理心.
- 检查同理自然干预对亲环保态度的因果关系.
主要方法:
- 研究1:对138名学龄前儿童 (平均年龄~58个月) 的相关研究,评估亲环境态度,对大自然的同理心和对人类的同理心.
- 研究2:对46名学龄前儿童 (平均年龄~67个月) 进行的准实验性研究,涉及同情自然干预组和积极对照组.
- 利用适合年龄的任务来衡量同情心和态度.
主要成果:
- 在研究1中,对大自然的同理心积极预测了支持环境的态度,即使在控制对人类的同理心时也是如此.
- 研究2中的干预组与干预后的对照组相比,显示出明显更大的支持环境的态度.
- 研究结果表明,与大自然发展同情心和培养环境责任之间存在直接联系.
结论:
- 对大自然的同理心是儿童早期亲环境态度的重要预测因素和潜在因果因素.
- 幼儿环境教育可以从结合培养对大自然的同情心的策略中受益.
- 在幼儿中培养与自然世界的情感联系对于促进未来的环境管理至关重要.
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