Exploring the Relations Between Childhood Experiences in Nature and Young Adults’ Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Broom
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Ecological Identity ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Positive Attitudes

AbstractThis article presents the findings of a research study with young adults who explored the connections between their early childhood experiences in nature and their attitudes and actions towards the environment in adulthood. Drawing on E. Wilson's (1984) work, environmental or ecological consciousness is theorised to connect to ecological identity and relates to an individual's deep reflection on, connection to, and engagement with the natural environment. The study's survey tool invited young adults to select various options that described their experiences in nature as children and their views of, and actions towards, the environment in the present. The findings illustrated connections between childhood experiences in nature and later views of, and actions towards, the environment. The correlations between expressed views about caring for the environment and environmentally friendly actions were surprising, however, as actions did not necessarily align with beliefs. The article concludes with recommendations based on the findings, outlining how positive attitudes and actions towards the environment may be fostered in childhood.

Characteristics and Motives of Adolescent Volunteers in Wildlife Education

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 747-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline H. Kidd ◽  
Robert M. Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Volunteer Work ◽  
Social Approval ◽  
Pet Ownership ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Wildlife Education

The characteristics and motives of 63 suburban adolescents (20 boys, 43 girls) who are concerned with learning how to care for and make significant contributions to wildlife and the environment were assessed by telephone interviews. The data confirm studies of adults in that significantly more girls than boys became volunteers, significantly more volunteers' families than average families experienced caring interactions with animal life through pet ownership, and significantly more volunteers reported that concern for wildlife arose during early childhood rather than later. The data also indicate that early childhood experiences with pets, with adults acting as role models and providing social approval, and having instruction in wildlife care with peers all contributed to their positive attitudes toward wildlife and the pursuit of their volunteer work. Over-all, the results suggest that adolescents, wildlife, and the environment might benefit if wildlife care programs could be established for other youth such as inner city teenagers.

scholarly journals Insecure attachment and the correlation with joining insurgent groups in Colombia

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Gladys Pérez Di Vito
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Supportive Care ◽  
Parental Bonding ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Parental Bonding Instrument ◽  
Optimal Parenting

This study examined early childhood experiences in ex-insurgents from a Colombian paramilitary group (AUC) in order to determine whether their shared profile of difficult attachment is related with their joining the insurgency. One hundred fifty seven young adults were assessed using the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) (Parker, 1986). Results indicate that 99.4% of the sample (n=156) received insecure attachment classification and .6% (n=1) received optimal parenting. The study highlights the importance of responsive and supportive care given during childhood.

scholarly journals Effects in Adulthood of Separations and Long-Term Foster Care a French Research Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annick-Camille Dumaret ◽  
Marthe Coppel-Batsch
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Continuous Care ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Annick-Camille Dumaret and Marthe Coppel-Batsch discuss findings from a French research study into outcomes for adults formerly placed in long-term foster care. The aim of the research was to measure the effects of adverse childhood experiences when followed by a minimum of five years' continuous care in a stable environment. A number of viewpoints were obtained during the course of the study, including those of foster carers and the agency through which all the placements in question were made. However, the findings in this article largely concentrate on the feelings, aspirations and living situations of a sample of 63 young adults, interviewed at least five years after leaving care. Despite clearly varied outcomes, the authors conclude that a stable care environment, backed up by substantial educational and psychotherapeutic support, can go a long way towards helping children separated from their birth families achieve satisfactory social integration in adulthood.

scholarly journals Early Childhood Experiences and Kindergarten Success: A Population-Based Study of a Large Urban Setting

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Fantuzzo ◽  
Heather L. Rouse ◽  
Paul A. McDermott ◽  
Yumiko Sekino ◽  
Stephanie Childs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Childhood Experiences

scholarly journals Young adults understanding and readiness to engage with palliative care: extending the reach of palliative care through a public health approach: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Mallon ◽  
Felicity Hasson ◽  
Karen Casson ◽  
Paul Slater ◽  
Sonja McIlfatrick
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Comfort Care ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Framework Approach

Abstract Background Moving palliative care from a solely clinical focus to a more population based and community orientated approach is the hallmark of a much advocated public health approach to palliative care. Young adults are a vital cohort of the public, yet their understanding of palliative care has not been investigated. This study aimed to explore young adults’ understanding of palliative care and identify factors that influence their engagement. Methods A purposive sample of young adults (n = 24) aged 18–29 years were recruited from one UK University. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken face to face or via telephone or Skype between November 2017 and February 2018. Thematic analysis using a framework approach and underpinned by a socioecological perspective was used to analyse the interviews. Results Three thematic categories were identified relating to intrapersonal and interpersonal influences, cultural and social influences and organisational and public policy influences. Palliative care was understood as supportive comfort care, delivered in the absence of cure, associated with the end of life and specifically focused on death and dying. Negative attitudes related to the context of care, which represented a static and hopeless situation. Whilst some reported positive attitudes, potential engagement was seen to be governed by a lack of knowledge and protective cultural norms. In terms of demonstrating readiness to engage with palliative care, participants requested clear information and suggested a normalising of palliative care through the education system. Conclusion Young adults in this study were ready to find out more about palliative care and identified social media as a platform upon which to engage this population. However, their perception of a society that views palliative care as a subject for those directly affected, creates a barrier to engagement. This study identified the ingredients of a public health message and mediums for disseminating the message. However, findings also suggest that a cultural shift is required to recognise the potential of engaging young adults in health issues that cross the life span, empowering them not only as individuals but as vital members of community and society.

Associations between adverse childhood experiences and contraceptive use among young adults in Honduras

2022 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 105381
Author(s):  
Sarah Huber-Krum ◽  
Stephanie Spaid Miedema ◽  
Joann Wu Shortt ◽  
Andrés Villaveces ◽  
Howard Kress
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

scholarly journals The Theory of the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

1978 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 409-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya B. Zeldovich
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Sigmund Freud ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Single Statement

The God-father of psychoanalysis Professor Sigmund Freud taught us that the behaviour of adults depends on their early childhood experiences. in the same spirit, the problem of cosmological analysis is to derive the observed present day situation and structure of the Universe from certain plausible assumptions about its early behaviour. Perhaps the most important single statement about the large scale structure is that there is no structure at all on the largest scale − 1000 Mpc and more. On this scale the Universe is rather uniform, structureless and isotropically expanding - just according to the simplified pictures of Einstein-Friedmann……. Humason, Hubble…. Robertson, Walker. On the other hand there is a lot of structure on the scale of 100 or 50 Mpc and less. There are clusters and superclusters of galaxies.

The veridicality of punitive childhood experiences reported by adolescents and young adults

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Prescott ◽  
Lew Bank ◽  
John B Reid ◽  
John F Knutson ◽  
Bert O Burraston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Childhood Experiences
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